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Bivalvia |
Nuculida |
Veneridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 6 - 2560 m (Ref. 117961). Tropical; 85°N - 18°N, 180°W - 180°E
Arctic, Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Pacific Ocean. Tropical to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.0 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
Minimum depth from Ref. 104365. Found in soft bottom areas along the sub-littoral zone (Ref. 96352). Most abundant in soft sandy mud (Ref. 123512). A subsurface deposit feeder (Ref. 96501). Infaunal (Ref. 104365). Also in Ref. 2684.
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.
Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams. 1998. (Ref. 1667)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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More information
Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.2 - 9.4, mean 2.9 (based on 1647 cells).
Price category
Unknown.