Bivalvia |
Pectinida |
Cyclochlamydidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 16 - 3713 m (Ref. 83435). Polar; 0°S - 78°S, 171°E - 44°W
Antarctic: from Ross Sea to Amundsen and Bellingshausen Sea, east to South Orkney.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 125535.
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.
MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -1.8 - -1.4, mean -1.8 (based on 450 cells).