Bivalvia |
Venerida |
Ungulinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 229 m (Ref. 83435). Tropical
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.9 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 130712)
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.
Vittor, B.A. 2002 Gray's Reef benthic macroinvertebrate community assessment, April 2001. Final Report to NOAA under contract No. 50-DGNC-0-90024, NOAA NOS, Charleston, SC. (Ref. 3209)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Resilience (Ref. 69278): |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.1) |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). |
Price category (Ref. 80766): |
Unknown. |