Bivalvia |
Venerida |
Veneridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 160 m (Ref. 121247). Tropical
Eastern Pacific: from Scammon's Lagoon, Mexico to Mancora, Peru.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 4 - 4.032 cm Max length : 10.1 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128760); max. published weight: 258.00 g (Ref. 128760)
This is a sediment burrowing filter feeder that inhabits sandy sediments (Ref. 121247).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Schweers, T., M. Wolff, V. Koch and F.S. Duarte. 2006. (Ref. 121247)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K>0.3; tm<2).