Glycymeris reevei   (Mayer, 1868)

Reeve's bittersweet

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Arcida | Glycymerididae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 5 - 50 m (Ref. 348).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: from Indonesia to Tonga Islands, north to Japan, and south to central Queensland and New Caledonia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 348); common length : 4.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 348)

Short description Morphology

Shell rounded-subquadrate in outline, moderately inflated, slightly inequilateral, with rounded anterior and obtusely pointed posterior margin. Umbones not very prominent, slightly opisthogyrate and in front of midline of valves. External sculpture weak, with very low, rounded radial undulations and fine grooves, crossed by numerous, small concentric marks. Periostracum conspicuous, densely set with fine and short, dark brown hair. Colour: outside of shell brown, with irregular whitish flecks on the umbones and posterior third of valves. Posterodorsal margin often more or less tinged blackish brown. Interior white, variably tinged with purplish brown posteriorly.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

In sublittoral muddy-sand bottoms (Ref. 348).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 348)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.7 - 29.1, mean 28.3 (based on 944 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.