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Fulvia fragilis   Forsskål, 1775

Fragile cockle

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Fulvia fragilis

Spain country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.), 2006
National Database:

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

Bivalvia > Cardiida () > Cardiidae (cockles)

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

Benthic; depth range 50 - 70 m (Ref. 107702).   Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Indian Ocean: Kuwait. Introduced in the Mediterranean Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

In shallow waters, prefers soft muddy substrates (Ref. 107709).

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

Zenetos, A., E. Vardala-Theodorou and C. Alexandrakis. 2005. (Ref. 2684)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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