Bivalvia |
Adapedonta |
Hiatellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 4 - 500 m (Ref. 123431). Polar; 82°N - 33°N, 137°E - 36°E
Arctic, Northern Pacific, Northern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: from Japan to Arctic Alaska, south to California and east to Svalbard.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 11.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95344)
Abundant in sandy mud (Ref. 123430). Reported from Hong Kong to be found on the ceilings and walls of submarine caves (Ref. 126058).
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.
Templado, J. and R. Villanueva. 2010. (Ref. 85339)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Abundance
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Stamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.