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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:

Common names from other countries

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Classification / Names / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Cardiida () > Donacidae (donax clams)

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

; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 1 m (Ref. 83435).   Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Introduzioni

Western Atlantic: Caribbean to Brazil.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.8 cm DL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 83435); common length : 2.5 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 344); Età massima riportata: 2.00 anni (Ref. 8702)

Short description Morfologia

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).

Biologia     Glossario (es. 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 Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

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 Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

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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Fonti Internet

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 27 - 28.3, mean 27.5 (based on 307 cells).
Resilienza (Ref. 69278) Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (K=0.43-1.79; tmax=2).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.