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Tellimya ferruginosa

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Tellimya ferruginosa   (Montagu, 1808)

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

Bivalvia | Galeommatida | Lasaeidae

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

Benthic; brackish; depth range 15 - 28 m (Ref. 114864).  Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Subtropical to temperate climates.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7882)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Species maximum length from the Belgian part of the North Sea (Ref. 7882). Found along near-coastal zones in fine to medium-grained sand. Associated with sand-burrowing invertebrates such as the sea potato, Echinocardium cordatum (Refs. 7882, 128502) (Ref. 2711).

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

Harms, J. 1993. (Ref. 2711)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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