Bivalvia |
Carditida |
Astartidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 15 - 250 m (Ref. 95344). Polar; 85°N - 42°N, 169°W - 104°E
Arctic, Northern Atlantic and Northeast Pacific: UK and Europe; Russia, Alaska and northwest USA. Temperate to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95344)
This bivalve is a suspension feeder (Ref. 3477).
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.
MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 5.8 - 10.2, mean 7.6 (based on 315 cells).
Price category
Unknown.