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Donax denticulatus   Linnaeus, 1758

Common Caribbean Donax

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Guadeloupe country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Leal, J.H., 2003
National Database:

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Classification / Names / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Cardiida () > Donacidae (donax clams)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; rango de profundidad 0 - 1 m (Ref. 83435).   Tropical

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Introducciones

Western Atlantic: Caribbean to Brazil.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.8 cm DL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 83435); common length : 2.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 344); edad máxima reportada: 2.00 años (Ref. 8702)

Short description Morfología

Shell wedge-shaped, inflated. Posterior slope with 2 curved ridges. Surface sculpture consisting of fine radial grooves of microscopic pinpoints. Colour: variable, usually brown, yellowish or purple, with rays of darker hues (Ref. 344).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Assumed total length is 2.5 cm (Ref. 344). Maximum depth from Ref. 104365. Found on beach and shoreline (Ref. 104365). Infaunal in shallow sand, usually in environments rich in particulate organic matter (Ref. 344).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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.

Main reference Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Leal, J.H. 2003. (Ref. 344)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses


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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 27 - 28.3, mean 27.5 (based on 307 cells).
Resiliencia (Ref. 69278) Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (K=0.43-1.79; tmax=2).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.