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Pseudochama exogyra (Conrad, 1837)
Reversed chama
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Bivalvia | Venerida | Chamidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Eastern Pacific: from USA to Mexico.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cmCommon length : 5.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 310)
Short description Morphology
It is cemented to stones by the right valve. The shell is usually badly eroded and dull white with orange siphons and white tenticles (Ref. 310).
It has a shell diameter of 5 cm (Ref. 310).
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.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Anonymous. 2001. (Ref. 310)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.