Bivalvia |
Cardiida |
Solecurtidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish. Subtropical; 43°N - 22°N, 125°W - 109°W
Eastern Pacific: USA and Mexico.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Occurs in the low intertidal zone (Ref. 106627). Found in muddy sand or mud in back bays, sloughs and estuaries (Ref. 106622). Also in flats and channels of protected bays. Occupies a permanent burrow which is 10 to 50 cm deep (Ref. 106630). Feeds on suspended material (Ref. 106620).
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.
Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum. 2005. (Ref. 19)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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