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Aequipecten opercularis   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Queen scallop

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Portugal country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Importance: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the south coast of Portugal (Ref. 112064). C: Ref 112064.
National Checklist: Portugal
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/po.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rufino, M.M., M.B. Gaspar, A.M. Pereira, F. Maynou and C.C. Monteiro, 2010
National Database:

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Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Bivalvia > Pectinida () > Pectinidae (scallops)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 400 m (Ref. 78075), usually 15 - 50 m (Ref. 106788).   Temperate, preferred 12°C (Ref. 107945); 68°N - 15°N, 32°W - 36°E (Ref. 113881)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Temperate to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 11.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 78075); max. reported age: 8 years (Ref. 8702)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Max depth range from Ref. 113966. Suspension feeder (Ref. 3477). Found on sand, mud, gravel; also associated with maerl beds and mussel beds (Ref. 114800).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Demir, M. 2003. (Ref. 2754)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Aquaculture: production; Fisheries: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

Tools

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Internet sources

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Fisheries: ; publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 7 - 15.9, mean 10.1 (based on 520 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278) High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.51-1.34; tmax=8).
Prior r = 0.56, 95% CL = 0.37 - 0.84, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.