Bivalvia |
Cardiida |
Tellinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 0 - 270 m (Ref. 95344). Polar
Arctic, Northern Atlantic, Northeast Pacific and the Mediterranean Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.8 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95344); max. reported age: 10 years (Ref. 2823)
Maximum depth from Ref. 117961.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Bivalvia are mostly gonochoric, some are protandric hermaphrodites. Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam.
Vakily, J.M. 1992. (Ref. 7693)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 5.3 - 14.2, mean 9.7 (based on 850 cells).
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0-0.46; tmax=10).
Vulnerability
Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.