Bivalvia |
Carditida |
Astartidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 8 - 370 m (Ref. 104403). Polar; 35°S - 78°S, 158°E - 71°E
Southern Pacific, Southwest Atlantic and the Antarctic: from Macquarie Island north to Argentina, south to Weddell Sea and east to Kerguelen Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.6 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
Minimum depth from Ref. 123511.
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.
Rosenberg, G. 2009. (Ref. 83435)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.