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Lithophaga nigra (d'Orbigny, 1853)
Black datemussel| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Bivalvia | Mytilida | Mytilidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 101 m (Ref. 83435). Tropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Eastern Central Pacific and Atlantic Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.5 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
Maximum depth from Ref. 104365.
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
Gischler, E. and R.N. Ginsburg. 1996. (Ref. 86352)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 7.8 - 27.6, mean 14 (based on 1588 cells).