Bivalvia |
Venerida |
Mactridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
; εύρος βάθους 7 - 14 m (Αναφ. 2851). Subtropical
Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Depth based on occurrence (Ref. 2851, p. 719); to be replaced with better reference. Maximum depth from Ref. 2789. Found in soft bottom areas (Ref. 2789) and sandbanks; in clean, fine to medium-grained sand (Ref. 96352); at a depth range of 11 to 28 (Refs. 2789, 96352). A microvore that feeds on organic detritus (Ref. 96352).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | 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.
Alves, F., L. Chicharo, A. Nogueira and J. Regala 2003 Changes in benthic community structure due to clam dreging on the Algarve coast and the importance of seasonal analysis. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 83:719-729. (Αναφ. 2851)
IUCN Red List Status
(Αναφ. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Εργαλεία
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες
Life cycleΑναπαραγωγήΓεννητική ΩρίμανσηΓονιμότηταΓεννοβολίαEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyΚατανάλωση οξυγόνου
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.5 - 13, mean 9.8 (based on 613 cells).
