Bivalvia |
Cardiida |
Semelidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 13 - 293 m (Ref. 114864). Subtropical; 71°N - 1°S, 24°E - 100°E
Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean, Black Sea and Eastern Indian Ocean: from Iceland to Russia, Barents Sea to southeast Indonesia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Inhabit sandbanks and inshore areas, in substrates of fine to medium-grained sand. A microvore that feeds on organic detritus (Ref. 96352).
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.
Zenetos, A., E. Vardala-Theodorou and C. Alexandrakis 2005 Update of the marine Bivalvia Mollusca checklist in Greek Waters. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 85:993-998. (Ref. 2684)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Price category
Unknown.