Bivalvia |
Venerida |
Veneridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 25 - 55 m (Ref. 75840), usually 10 - 40 m (Ref. 75831). Subtropical
Western Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found subtidal in soft sand (Ref. 53). Also found in mud (Ref. 75840). Discretely motile suspension feeder (Ref. 125928). Reported from Hong Kong to be found in a submarine cave, on the floor sediments (Ref. 126058).
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.
Morris, S. and R.D. Purchon. 1981. (Ref. 77726)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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