Bivalvia |
Cardiida |
Cardiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 0 - 83 m (Ref. 101447). Subtropical; 64°N - 30°N, 11°W - 51°E
Northeast Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Caspian Sea. Subtropical to temperate.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 0.7  range ? - ? cm
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 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 7.3 - 18.3, mean 10.5 (based on 986 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.27-0.71).