Pachykellya fuegiensis   Güller & Zelaya, 2022

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Venerida | Neoleptonidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 12 - 271 m (Ref. 127650).  Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southeast Atlantic: Tierra del Fuego and Isla de los Estados.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Shell minute, ca. 1025 µm maximum height, ovate, higher than long, equivalve. Anterior end obliquely projected. Dissoconch sculptured with prominent commarginal cords. Umbos low and rounded, not projected. Hinge plate evenly arcuate ventrally. Resilifer wide.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

One of the small-sized sub-Antarctic bivalve species. Living specimens found only at 118 m depth (Ref. 127650).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Guller, M. and D.G. Zelaya. 2022. (Ref. 127650)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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