Bivalvia |
Cardiida |
Semelidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 24 - 4400 m (Ref. 123853). Temperate; 71°N - 31°N, 11°W - 29°E
Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: from Morocco to northern Norway, and east to Romania.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cmmax. reported age: 2.00 years (Ref. 2823)
A surface deposit feeder (Ref. 96501). Found offshore at 80 m depth (Ref. 2823). Mainly found in muddy sediments but also lives in fine sand (Ref. 123853). Main food and feeding type based on another species of the same genus; to be replaced with a better reference (Ref. 88171).
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.
López-Jamar, E., G. González and J. Mejuto 1986 Temporal changes of community structure and biomass in two subtidal macroinfaunal assemblages in La Coruña bay, NW Spain. Hydrobiologia 142:137-150. (Ref. 2778)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
(Ref. 71543) |
(0 of 100). |
Price category
(Ref. 80766): |
Unknown. |
