Bivalvia |
Venerida |
Veneridae
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
Benthic; diepte 0 - 2 m (Ref. 83435). Tropical, preferred 27°C (Ref. 107945); 22°N - 29°S, 89°W - 14°W
Western Atlantic: from Guatemala to Cuba in the Caribbean, east to Ascension Island and south to Santa Catarina Brazil.
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.4 cm DL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 83435); common length : 3.8 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 344)
Shell heavy, thick, inflated, triangular. Shell surface umbones central and prominent. Hinge with 3 cardinal teeth, with smaller secondary teeth present. Lateral tooth in left valve large. Lunula large, escutcheon absent. Periostracum like varnish. Colour: whitish with brown tinges and rays.
Minimum depth from Ref. 104365. Lives in sand, from the intertidal to very shallow subtidal (Refs. 344, 114796). Shallowly buried in sandy bottoms (Ref. 114795). Abundant near river mouths where organic matter and terrigenous particulates accumulate (Ref. 114796). Suspension feeder (Ref. 78149).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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 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. (Ref. 344)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Gevaar voor de mens
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel
FAO - visserij: landings search; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us
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Meer informatie
Trofische ecologieVoedsel (prooien)
Dieetsamenstelling
Voedselconsumptie
Predatoren
PopulatiedynamicaGroeiMax. leeftijden / matenLengte-gewicht rel.Lengte-lengte rel.LengtefrequentiesMassaconversieAbundantie LevenscyclusVoortplantingMaturiteitFecunditeitPaaienEierenOntwikkeling van de eierenLarven FysiologieZuurstofverbruik
Menselijk gerelateerdPostzegels, munten, diversen.
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Schattingen op basis van modellen
Rate of population increase
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Prior r = 1.18, 95% CL = 0.78 - 1.77, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment. |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij
(Ref. 71543) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). |
Kwetsbaarheid voor het klimaat
(Ref. 125649) |
High to very high vulnerability (71 of 100) |
Prijsklasse
(Ref. 80766): |
Very high. |
Nutrients
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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. |
