Bivalvia |
Cardiida |
Donacidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 0 - 2 m (Ref. 83435). Tropical; 18°N - 6°N, 88°E - 35°E (Ref. 83435)
Western Atlantic: Caribbean and Lower Antilles to northern South America.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.0 cm NG hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 83435); common length : 2.5 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 344)
Shell wedge-shaped, inflated. Posterior slope flat or concave, with fine radial threads. Colour: variable, usually cream with purplish or bluish tinges. Umbones usually darker hues.
Habitat: Infaunal in shallow sand, usually in environments rich in particulate organic matter (Ref. 344).
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.
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)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell
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Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 27 - 28.4, mean 27.6 (based on 174 cells).
Resiliens
Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (K=0.8).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).