Benthocardiella finisterra   Güller & Zelaya, 2022

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

Bivalvia | Carditida | Condylocardiidae

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 31 m (Ref. 127650).  Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southeast Atlantic: Isla de los Estados, Argentina.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Shell minute, ca. 1.2 mm maximum length, trigonal, anteriorly projected, somewhat inflated, equivalve. Prodissoconch posteriorly raised but not projected. Hinge plate moderately thick. Resilifer large. Right valve: with only one discernible tooth anterior to the resilifer and two posterior teeth; the posterior tooth closer to the resilifer (proximal posterior tooth), minute. Left valve: with two anterior and two posterior teeth, the anteriormost tooth (distal anterior tooth) short and thick.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Depth range based on type locality; to be replaced with a better reference.

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Guller, M. and D.G. Zelaya. 2022. (Ref. 127650)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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