Bivalvia |
Arcida |
Arcidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
; गहराई सीमा 0 - 75 m (संदर्भ 104365). Tropical; 70°N - 34°S, 98°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic. Tropical to polar climates of northern hemisphere.
Length at first maturity / आकार / Weight / Age
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ?  range ? - ? cmCommon length : 9.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (संदर्भ 344)
Shell heavy, sturdy, inequivalve, with one valve slightly larger than the other. Anterior end short and rounded, posterior end longer and angled. Hinge straight. Sculpture of 25 to 27 radial ribs crossed by fine concentric lines prominent between ribs. Ribs never bifurcated. Umbones prominent, ligamental area large, hinge long, straight. Periostracum heavy. Colour: white; periostracum brown. It is consumed locally in soups amd chowders (Ref. 271).
Assumed total length is 9 cm (Ref. 344). Epibiotic (Ref. 104365). Found in soft bottoms (mud or sand), sometimes on seagrass environment at shallow intertidal depths (Ref. 271). Commensal with amphipods (Ref. 82302).
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | 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.
Leal, J.H. 2003. (संदर्भ 344)
IUCN Red List Status
(संदर्भ 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (संदर्भ 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (संदर्भ 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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साधन
अधिक जानकारी
Trophic Ecologyखाद्य पदार्थसंघटक आहारआहार खपतFood rationsपरभक्षी Population dynamicsबाढ़
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
भर्ती
बहुतायत
Life cycleपुनरुत्पत्तिपरिपक्व अवधिFecundityमछलीऔ का अंडे देनाEggsEgg developmentLarvaeलारवल गतिकी Human RelatedAquaculture profiles
Stamps, coins, misc.
इंटरनेट स्रोत
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 22.9 - 28, mean 26.1 (based on 372 cells).