Villorita cyprinoides, Black clam

Villorita cyprinoides   (Gray, 1825)

Black clam
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Venerida | Cyrenidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; freshwater; brackish; depth range 1 - 8 m (Ref. 114655).  Tropical; 19°N - 8°N, 73°E - 85°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Indian Ocean: India.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in backwaters (Ref. 98471). Occurs in fine sand, clay and silt just below the surface of soft bottom sediments (Ref. 105318). In general, suspension feeding bivalves mainly depend on phytoplankton and detritus material for nutrition (Ref. 107088).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Madhyastha, A. 2013 Villorita cyprinoides. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.3. . Downloaded on 17 November 2015. (Ref. 105284)

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

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 19 September 2010

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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