Common name (e.g. turtle)

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Genus + Species (e.g. Caretta caretta)

Dosinia ponderosa   (Gray, 1838)

Ponderous Dosinia

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

Bivalvia | Venerida | Veneridae

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

Benthic.  Tropical

Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific and Western Central Atlantic. Subtropical to tropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 12.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128760); max. published weight: 751.00 g (Ref. 128760)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

GBIF 2015 Dosinia ponderosa (Gray, 1838). http://www.gbif.org/species/4590335 [Accessed 08/07/2015]. (Ref. 104120)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |

Tools

Internet sources

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO - Publication: search | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Resilience (Ref. 69278):	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.45; tm>3)
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543)	Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).

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