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Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea: Norway to South Africa, east to Egypt, Gulf of Suez.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm2.2  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.7 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 109255); common length : 4.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 437); max. reported age: 10 years (Ref. 2823)
Longevity wild refers to the synonym Venerupis pullastra (Ref. 2823). Found buried along the sub-littoral zone in fine-grained sandy or gravel substrates with less than 30% mud content (Refs. 114581, 7882). A microvore that feeds on organic detritus (Ref. 96352). Also in Refs. 2711, 96292.
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.