Chamelea striatula (da Costa, 1778) |
photo by
Coltro, Marcus |
Family: | Veneridae (venus clams) | |||
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Environment: | benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 15 - 112 m | |||
Distribution: | Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. | |||
Diagnosis: | ||||
Biology: | Found in estuarine and inshore areas in mud, silt, and fine sand substrates. A microvore that feeds on organic detritus (Ref. 96352), and is a sessile-burrower species (Ref. 96498). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
Country info: | C: Ref. 96292. |