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Limnoperna fortunei   (Dunker, 1856)

Chinese freshwater mussel

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Mytilida | Mytilidae

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

Benthic; freshwater; depth range 2 - 19 m (Ref. 116702).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Pacific: China, Korea and Taiwan.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in estuarine on rocks. Occurs in the head waters of major rivers. Bysally attached to stones, pilings, and any other solid object (Ref. 125512).

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 (Ref. 833). Reproduction takes place twice a year in spring and late summer (Ref. 125512).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Bernard, F.R., Y.Y. Cai and B. Morton. 1993. (Ref. 75831)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Resilience (Ref. 69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.1-0.38).