Bivalvia |
Lucinida |
Lucinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 256 - 472 m (Ref. 8246). Tropical
Northwest Atlantic: Taiwan.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8246)
World's largest Lucinid (Ref. 8246).
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.
Bouchet, P. and R. von Cosel. 2004. (Ref. 8246)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).