Bivalvia |
Cardiida |
Semelidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 27 - 59 m (Ref. 99643). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: French Polynesia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Depth range is based on occurrence records in Hawaii (Refs. 3477, 99643); to be replaced with a better reference.
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.
The Academy of Natural Sciences. 2006. (Ref. 3204)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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