Bivalvia |
Not assigned |
Cuspidariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 119 - 2926 m (Ref. 125511). Subtropical; 77°N - 22°S, 135°W - 36°E
Arctic, Western Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea: Greece, Turkey and North America.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Deep-sea (Ref. 104365).
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.
Zenetos, A., E. Vardala-Theodorou and C. Alexandrakis. 2005. (Ref. 2684)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 4.7 - 14, mean 12.6 (based on 421 cells).
Price category
Unknown.