Bivalvia |
Ostreida |
Pinnidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 26 m (Ref. 83435). Subtropical
Eastern Central Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea: Cape Verde Island to Congo.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 56.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435); common length : 40.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 437)
Minimum depth from Ref. 104365.
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.
Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.). 1981. (Ref. 437)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Diet
Food consumption
Ration
Predators
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 17.8 - 27.3, mean 21.4 (based on 1146 cells).
Vulnerability
High vulnerability (64 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.