Bivalvia |
Galeommatida |
Lasaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range ? - 10 m (Ref. 95344). Temperate
Eastern Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.3 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95344)
Often found in extreme high tide zone, anchored by byssus to algae, barnacles, Mytilus californianus and other mussels (Ref. 95344). Epibiotic, on hard substrate and mangrove swamp (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.
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
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Unknown.