Villorita cyprinoides, Black clam

Villorita cyprinoides   (Gray, 1825)

Black clam
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Venerida | Cyrenidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten; brackvatten; djupintervall 1 - 8 m (Ref. 114655).  Tropical; 19°N - 8°N, 73°E - 85°E

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Western Indian Ocean: India.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found in backwaters (Ref. 98471). Occurs in fine sand, clay and silt just below the surface of soft bottom sediments (Ref. 105318). In general, suspension feeding bivalves mainly depend on phytoplankton and detritus material for nutrition (Ref. 107088).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Madhyastha, A. 2013 Villorita cyprinoides. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.3. . Downloaded on 17 November 2015. (Ref. 105284)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 19 September 2010

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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