Bivalvia |
Ostreida |
Ostreidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Temperate
Northeast Pacific and Northeast Atlantic: Puget Sound and UK.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Mainly intertidal, also found along with cultured C. gigas and deep channels (Ref. 104102).
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.
The British Flora and Fauna Database. 2007. (Ref. 8593)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
FAO - Aquaculture: production; Fisheries: landings | FishSource |
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
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Price category
Unknown.