Anadara nodifera, Nodular ark : fisheries

Anadara nodifera   (Martens, 1860)

Nodular ark

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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Arcida | Arcidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range Οικολογία

; εύρος βάθους 0 - 10 m (Αναφ. 348).  Tropical

Distribution Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Εισαγωγές

Indo-West Pacific: from Myanmar to the Philippines; north to East China Sea and south to Malaysia.

Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age

Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 348); common length : 4.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 348)

Short description Μορφολογία

Shell equivalve, moderately inflated and solid, oblong ovate and distinctly longer than high. Umbones moderately protruding, cardinal area rather narrow. About 21 radial ribs (19 to 23) at each valve; ribs quite narrow and sharp, distinctly rugose, bearing regular rounded nodules on the top. Periostracum rather thin and smooth. Internal margins with strong crenulations corresponding with the external ribs. No byssal gap. Colour: outside of shell white under the medium brown periostracum. Inner side milky white.

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

On sand and mud bottoms. Intertidal and shallow sublittoral waters to a depth of 10 m (Ref. 348).

Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | 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 Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες

Poutiers, J.M. 1998 Bivalves. Acephala, Lamellibranchia, Pelecypoda. p. 123-362. In Carpenter, K. E. and V. H. Niem. 1998. FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 1. Seaweeds, corals, bivalves, and gastropods. Rome, FAO. (Αναφ. 348)

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


CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Αναφ. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

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Τροφική Οικολογία
Food items (preys)
Σύσταση δίαιτας
Κατανάλωση τροφής
Θηρευτές
Οικολογία
Population dynamics
Αύξηση
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Αφθονία
Life cycle
Αναπαραγωγή
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση
Γονιμότητα
Γεννοβολία
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
Distribution
Physiology
Κατανάλωση οξυγόνου

Διαδικτυακές πηγές

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Δέντρο Ζωής | Wikipedia (Go, αναζήτηση) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25.3 - 29.3, mean 28.7 (based on 1860 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Αναφ. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Αναφ. 80766): Medium.