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Zygochlamys patagonica   (King & Broderip, 1832)

Patagonean scallop

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Argentina 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: Known from Strait of Magellan (Ref. 92995). C: Refs. 83435, 87801, 92889, 92995; O: Refs. 87884, 95577, 95589.
National Checklist: Argentina
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rosenberg, G., 2009
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Octión patagónico, ... more

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

> Pectinida () > Pectinidae (scallops)

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

; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 270 m (Ref. 87801), usually 70 - 120 m (Ref. 114844).   Subtropical, preferred 8°C (Ref. 107945); 26°S - 65°S, 110°W - 53°W

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Introduzioni

Southeast Pacific, Southwest Atlantic and Antarctic: Magellanic biogeographic province. In the Pacific from Puerto Montt to Strait of Magellan and Cape Horn (56°S) to the Atlantic northwards to Rio de la Plata estuary (35°S). Also from Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica and Easter Island. Introduced in the Mediterranean. Subtropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.8 cm SHL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 83435)

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

The Patagonian scallop fishery of this species has been certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (http://www.msc.org/) as well-managed and sustainable (http://www.msc.org/html/content_1294.htm).

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

Rosenberg, G. 2009. (Ref. 83435)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

Pesca: commerciale
FAO - pesca: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

Strumenti

E-book | Giuda pratica

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Fonti Internet

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(pesca: ; publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, ricerca) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Resilienza (Ref. 69278) Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (K=0.19-0.62).
Prior r = 0.57, 95% CL = 0.37 - 0.85, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.