Petricola pholadiformis, American piddock

Petricola pholadiformis   Lamarck, 1818

American piddock

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

Bivalvia | Venerida | Veneridae

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

.  Temperate

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea: USA, Greece and North America. Subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 7726)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

From littoral rocks, sediments and other hard substrata (Ref. 1314).

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 Eastern tidepool and reef: north-central Atlantic marinelife guide. Hancock House Publishers, 64pp. (Ref. 7726)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.