Bivalvia |
Lucinida |
Lucinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 0 - 2 m (Ref. 87155). Subtropical; 27°C - 28°C (Ref. 87155); 36°N - 29°S, 98°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: Canada to North Carolina, Florida, Texas, West Indies, Venezuela, Suriname, Brazil (Amapa to Santa Catarina).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 3.0  range ? - ? cm
Depth range from Belize (Ref. 87155). Minimum depth based on its ecology (Ref.104470).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam (Ref. 833).
Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams. 1998. (Ref. 1667)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Stamps, Coins Misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.5 - 28.3, mean 27.4 (based on 306 cells).
Price category
Unknown.