Bivalvia |
Lucinida |
Lucinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 93 m (Ref. 104365). Subtropical; 27°C - 28°C; 28°N - 23°N, 91°E - 29°E (Ref. 83435)
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.5 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435); common length : 8.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 344)
Diagnostic features: Shell circular (but slightly longer than taller), compressed, thick. Sculpture of radial lines crossed by finer concentric threads, except for smooth surfaces of umbones and 5 mm of subsequent growth. Lunule deep, heart-shaped, larger on right valve. Periostracum thin. Colour: externally white, internally white to pale lemon yellow, with pink margins; periostracum brownish (Ref. 344).
It has a total length of 8.5 cm (Ref. 344). Habitat: Infaunal, burying deeply in sand at subtidal depths (Ref. 344).
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.
Leal, J.H. 2003. (Ref. 344)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.6 - 26.8, mean 25.6 (based on 58 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.