Spisula solidissima, Atlantic surfclam : fisheries

Spisula solidissima   (Dillwyn, 1817)

Atlantic surfclam

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Venerida | Mactridae

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

; djupintervall 0 - 70 m (Ref. 83435).  Temperate, preferred 10°C (Ref. 107945)

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Western Atlantic Ocean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?, range 5 - 8.5 cm Max length : 20.0 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 7726); rapporterad maxålder: 31 år (Ref. 8702)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits the shallow continental shelf (Ref. 106944). Suspension feeder (Ref. 78574).

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

Harvey-Clark, C. 1997. (Ref. 7726)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell
FAO - fiskeri: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Trophic Ecology
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Födosammansättning
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Predatorer
Ekologi
Population dynamics
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Length-frequencies
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Life cycle
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Fecundity
Lek
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Larvae
Distribution
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Ekosystem
Förekomster
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referenser

Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(fiskeri: species profile; publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 6.2 - 24.6, mean 23.5 (based on 274 cells).
Resiliens (Ref. 69278): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (K=0.23-0.36; tm=2; tmax=31).
Prior r = 0.53, 95% CL = 0.35 - 0.80, Based on 1 full stock assessment.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Low.
Nutrients :  Calcium = 149 [71, 228] mg/100g; Iron = 8.53 [1.95, 15.11] mg/100g; Protein = 9.88 [8.64, 11.12] %; Omega3 = 0.313 [0.202, 0.423] g/100g; Selenium = 61 [50, 72] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 2.04 [0.56, 3.51] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.