Bivalvia |
Venerida |
Veneridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 5 - 65 m (Ref. 3446). Subtropical; 11°S - 55°S, 76°W - 51°W (Ref. 3446)
Southwest Atlantic and Southeast Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 2 - 2.4 cm Max length : 9.3 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3446)
Maximum depth from Ref. 87801. The species is under great pressure from exploitation but the population status is unknown (Ref. 87801). It is an infaunal species, found in intertidal areas to a depth of 65 m, in tide pools, sandy, muddy or pebbly and on mussel banks. Gonochoric species with free-living larvae (Ref. 87801).
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.
Rosenberg, G. 2005. (Ref. 3446)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 8.8 - 16.1, mean 12 (based on 98 cells).
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.18-0.25).