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Polymesoda maritima (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Southern marshclam
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Bivalvia | Venerida | Cyrenidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - ? m (Ref. 104365). Tropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Central Atlantic: Belize.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
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
Miloslavich, P., J.M. Díaz, E. Klein, J.J. Alvarado, C. Díaz, J. Gobin, E. Escobar-Briones, Motta, J.J. Cruz, E. Weil, J. Cortés, A.C. Bastidas, R. Roberston, F. Zapata, A. Martín, J. Castillo, A. Kazandjian and M. Ortiz. 2010. (Ref. 86671)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Estimates based on models
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.