Bivalvia |
Cardiida |
Cardiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 55 - ? m (Ref. 128497). Subtropical
Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea: Baltic Sea, North Sea and Greece.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128497. Depth estimate based on Family (Ref. 108635). Reported from silt, clay, and organic matter substrates. Inhabits inner estuarine areas on sandy bottoms (Ref. 128497).
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.
Zenetos, A., E. Vardala-Theodorou and C. Alexandrakis. 2005. (Ref. 2684)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models