Bivalvia |
Carditida |
Astartidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 0 - 2000 m (Ref. 125188). Polar; 81°N - 6°S, 74°W - 107°E
Northern Atlantic, Mediterranean, Arctic and Western Central Pacific: from Connecticut, USA to Svalbard and Kara Sea, southeast to Indonesia. Polar to tropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Main food based on another species of the same genus; to be replaced with a better reference (Ref. 96313).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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.
Jennings, S., J. Lancaster, A. Woolmer and J. Cotter 1999 Distribution, diversity and abundance of epibenthic fauna in the North Sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK 79:385-399. (Ref. 3123)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Price category
Unknown.
