Bivalvia |
Lucinida |
Thyasiridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 222 - 1100 m (Ref. 7659). Polar; 62°S - 76°S, 65°W - 173°E
Antarctic Atlantic and Antarctic Pacific: South Shetland to Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7659)
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
Human uses
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Diet
Food consumption
Ration
Predators
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -1.9 - 1.4, mean -1.1 (based on 450 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).