Bivalvia |
Pectinida |
Pectinidae
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
Benthic; rango de profundidad 1 - 151 m (Referencia 101602). Tropical; 37°N - 30°S, 91°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: from North Carolina, USA and Bermuda, to Yucatan, Mexico south to Santa Catarina State, Brazil.
Longitud en la primera madurez / Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 11.0 cm SHL macho / no sexado; (Referencia 344); common length : 11.0 cm SHL macho / no sexado; (Referencia 344)
Shell circular, inequivalve, lower valve strongly concave, upper valve flatter, slightly convex. Hinge with wing-like projections of equal size. Sculpture on upper (flat) valve of about 35 ribs and interspaces of about same width. Lower (deep) valve with about 20 less prominent ribs. Colour: tan to light brown. Inner surface of lower valve white. Upper valve mottled with reddish brown and dark brown markings.
Subtidal species, partly buried in sand (Ref. 344) wherein they filter the interface between the seabed and the water column for food, mainly diatoms (Ref. 104076). Capable of limited rotational movement which allows resuspension of sediments, thus increasing food availability in its surroundings (Ref. 104076). Individuals form aggregations (Ref. 344). Also Refs. 8319, 112947.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Members of the class Bivalvia are mostly gonochoric, some are protandric hermaphrodites (Ref. 833). Species is a hermaphrodite exhibiting asynchronous reproduction. Spawning occurs during summer, autumn and spring. Protandric individuals dominate during spring time while proterogynous individuals dominate in summer and autumn (Ref. 93548). Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam (Ref. 833).
Leal, J.H. 2003 Bivalves. p. 25-98. In Carpenter, K.E. (ed.). The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Volume 1: Introduction, molluscs, crustaceans, hagfishes, sharks, batoid fishes, and chimaeras. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. 1600p. (Referencia 344)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN
(Referencia 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Estatus CITES (Referencia 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Referencia 116361)
Not Evaluated
Amenaza para el ser humano
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: comercial
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Más información
Dinámica de la poblaciónCrecimientoEdades / tallas máximasLongitud-peso rel.Longitud-longitud rel.Longitud-frecuenciasConversión de masasAbundancia Ciclo de vidaReproducciónMadurezFecundidadPuestaHuevosDesarrollo de los huevosLarva FisiologíaConsumo del oxígeno
Relacionados con el ser humanoSellos, monedas, varios
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Referencia 71543) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). |
Categoría de precios (Referencia 80766): |
Medium. |