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Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7882)
Species' maximum length from the Belgian part of the North Sea (Ref. 7882). Inhabits fine well-sorted sand (Refs. 2780, 96352). Found mainly near coasts in a wide variety of sediment types. Burrows shallow in fine, muddy-sandy or muddy substrates (Ref. 7882). A microvore that feeds on organic detritus (Ref. 96352).
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.