Bivalvia |
Venerida |
Neoleptonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 12 - 271 m (Ref. 127650). Temperate
Southeast Atlantic: Tierra del Fuego and Isla de los Estados.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Shell minute, ca. 1025 µm maximum height, ovate, higher than long, equivalve. Anterior end obliquely projected. Dissoconch sculptured with prominent commarginal cords. Umbos low and rounded, not projected. Hinge plate evenly arcuate ventrally. Resilifer wide.
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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.
Guller, M. and D.G. Zelaya. 2022. (Ref. 127650)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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