Bivalvia |
Myida |
Dreissenidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; freshwater; brackish; depth range 0 - 60 m (Ref. 104365). Temperate
Northeast Pacific and North America.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Inhabit hard bottoms, on boulders, above the halocline, often forming multilayered mats. Abundant at salinities of less than 5 psu. A suspension feeder, feeds on benthic microalgae/phytoplankton (Ref. 83435).
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.
Ruiz, G.M., P.W. Fofonoff, J.T. Carlton, M.J. Wonham and A.H. Hines. 2000. (Ref. 3359)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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