Bivalvia |
Cardiida |
Solecurtidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
; Υφάλμυρο; εύρος βάθους 0 - 24 m (Αναφ. 83435). Tropical; 43°N - 43°S, 98°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: from Cape Cod to Argentinian Patagonia, and Gulf of Mexico, 42°N, USA to 41°S, San Matias Gulf, Argentina.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 11.9 cm SHL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 83435); common length : 8.0 cm SHL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 344)
Shell light, elongate, semi-cylindrical, inflated, posterior margin rounded, anterior margin straight but oblique. Weak radial ridge present posteriorly. Surface smooth except for fine concentric lines. Umbones slightly removed from centre of shell in posterior direction, indistinct. Colour: periostracum olive green to brownish yellow.
Maximum depth from Ref. 104454. Intertidal to shallow subtidal, in muddy sand or mud (Ref 344). Inhabits stable sediments with silts and clays and are covered with film of benthic microalgae (Ref. 104234). Also occurs in estuaries. Suspension feeder (Refs. 104108, 104234). Builds permanent passageways from 50 to 70 cm deep (Ref. 104108).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | Larvae
Members of the class Bivalvia are mostly gonochoric (Ref. 833), some are protandric hermaphrodites (Ref. 104221). Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam.
Leal, J.H. 2003 Bivalves. p. 25-98. In Carpenter, K.E. (ed.). The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Volume 1: Introduction, molluscs, crustaceans, hagfishes, sharks, batoid fishes, and chimaeras. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. 1600p. (Αναφ. 344)
IUCN Red List Status
(Αναφ. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
αλιεία: Εμπορικό(ά); Υδατοκαλλιέργειες: πιθανή μελλοντική χρήση; δόλωμα: occasionally
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Εργαλεία
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες
PhysiologyΚατανάλωση οξυγόνου
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.2 - 28.1, mean 27 (based on 762 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.