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Spisula solidissima   (Dillwyn, 1817)

Atlantic surfclam

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Canada 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 St. Lawrence. C: Ref. 106944.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Harvey-Clark, C., 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Atlantic surfclam, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Bivalvia > Venerida () > Mactridae (trough shells)

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 70 m (Ref. 83435).   Temperate, preferred 10°C (Ref. 107945)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic Ocean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 5 - 8.5 cm Max length : 20.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7726); max. reported age: 31 years (Ref. 8702)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Harvey-Clark, C. 1997. (Ref. 7726)

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

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Internet sources

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 6.2 - 24.6, mean 23.5 (based on 274 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278) Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.23-0.36; tm=2; tmax=31).
Prior r = 0.53, 95% CL = 0.35 - 0.80, Based on 1 full stock assessment.
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Low.