Bivalvia |
Limida |
Limidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 15 - 820 m (Ref. 87801). Temperate
Southwest Atlantic and Southeast Pacific: Argentina and Chile.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found on soft and hard rocky substrates, at depths of 15 to 820 meters, in crevices or irregularities of the bottom, and may be associated with hard corals like Desmophyllum dianthus, in inner fjords, channels and exposed areas (Ref. 87801).
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.
Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra. 2009. (Ref. 87801)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
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Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 5.9 - 13.3, mean 9.6 (based on 27 cells).