Modiolus barbatus, Bearded horse mussel : fisheries

Modiolus barbatus   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bearded horse mussel

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

Bivalvia | Mytilida | Mytilidae

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

; djupintervall 3 - 200 m (Ref. 2754).  Subtropical; 62°N - 8°N, 32°W - 78°E

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea: from UK south to Mauritania and east to India.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.6 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 7859); common length : 3.0 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 7859); rapporterad maxålder: 13 år (Ref. 80239)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Minimum depth from Ref. 122114. Generally occurs in marine coastal habitats (Ref. 122115). Occurs in the lower eulittoral-sublittoral fringe from lower depths to 110 m (Ref. 7859). Main food and feeding type based on another species of the same Genus; to be replaced with a better reference (Ref. 95810).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Demir, M. 2003 Shells of mollusca collected from the seas of Turkey. Turkey Journal of Zoology 27:101-140. (Ref. 2754)

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

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell
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Internet-källor

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 7.1 - 15.4, mean 10.3 (based on 79 cells).
Resiliens (Ref. 69278): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (K=0.18-0.21; tmax=13).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): High.

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