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Mya arenaria   Linnaeus, 1758

Softshell clam

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

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from eastern Canada (Ref. 83434) particularly in Gulf of St. Lawrence (Ref. 7726) and Pacific Northwest region (Ref. 94194). C: Refs. 2823, 7726, 83434, 93817; R: Ref. 94194.
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

Classification / Names / Names Populaire namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Myida () > Myidae ()

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

; brakwater; diepteverspreiding 0 - 192 m (Ref. 78574), usually 0 - 25 m (Ref. 75831).   Temperate, preferred 9°C (Ref. 107945); 77°N - 33°N, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 113928)

Verspreiding Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystems | Voorkomen | Introducties

Northwest Atlantic from Nova Scotia to Virginia, North Sea and European waters including the Black, Baltic, Wadden, White and Mediterranean seas, and northeast Pacific from San Francisco to Alaska.

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm TL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 7726); Maximaal vermelde leeftijd: 8 jaren (Ref. 2823)

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (b.v. epibenthic)

Minimum depth from Ref. 101279. Maximum depth recorded is 329 m (Ref. 101279).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geslachtsrijpheid | Voortplanting | Kuitschieten | Eieren | Fecundity | Larven

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.

Voornaamste referentie Referenties | Coördinator | Medewerkers

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

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)


Status bij CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: commercieel
FAO - Aquacultuur: production; Visserij: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Populaire namen
Synoniemen
Predators
Voortplanting
Geslachtsrijpheid
Kuitschieten
Fecundity
Eieren
Ontwikkeling van de eieren
Leeftijd/Grootte
Groei
Lengte-gewicht parameters
Lengte-lengte parameters
Morfologie
Larven
Abundantie

Internet-bronnen

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Visserij: ; publication : search) | GenBank (genoom, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (ga naar, zoek) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 6.4 - 14.5, mean 10.9 (based on 360 cells).
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 69278) Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (K=0.14-0.48; tmax=8).
Kwetsbaarheid (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766): High.