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Bivalvia |
Carditida |
Carditidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 450 m (Ref. 123442). Temperate; 67°N - 32°N, 169°W - 117°W
Arctic and Eastern Pacific: Alaska, Canada and USA. Temperate to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth range inferred from its ecology; to be replaced with a better reference. Subtidal, prefers sandy and sandy mud bottoms (Ref. 123442).
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.
MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Price category
Unknown.