Bivalvia |
Venerida |
Veneridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 70 m (Ref. 95344). Temperate; 56°N - 5°S, 153°W - 106°E
Pacific Ocean: Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Puget Sound, Baja California Sur (Ref. 95344).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95344)
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.
Pacific Northwest Shell Club. 2014. (Ref. 94906)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 5.7 - 12.8, mean 9.3 (based on 162 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).