Bivalvia |
Mytilida |
Mytilidae | Mytilinae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Temperate; 42°S - 53°S (Ref. 83435)
Southwest Atlantic and Southeast Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
This is an edible species (Ref. 87801). Found intertidally, between or beneath rocks, in crevices or associated with other species of mussels (Ref. 87801). It is also found in forests of Macrocystis pyrifera (Ref. 92889).
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.
Rosenberg, G. 2009. (Ref. 83435)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Price category
Unknown.