Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; profondeur 6 - 8 m (Ref. 113273). Subtropical, preferred 20°C (Ref. 107945); 33°S - 48°S, 166°E - 175°W
Distribution
Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions
Southwest Pacific: Endemic to New Zealand. Also found in Chatham Island.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.0 cm SHL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 101438)
Intertidal, common near the mouths of estuaries. Inhabits coarser sediments. Suspension feeder with short siphons, living near the sediment surface (Ref. 106920).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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.
SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
statut CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial
FAO - pêcheries: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Outils
Sources Internet
Estimates based on models
Résilience
Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (K=0.16).
