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Rocellaria stimpsonii   Tryon, 1861

Stimpson gastrochaenid

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Rocellaria stimpsonii  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Gastrochaenida | Gastrochaenidae

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 101 m (Ref. 104365).  Tropical; 37°N - 24°N, 98°W - 74°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

North America: North Carolina to Texas, and offshore banks of Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 104365).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits shells and corals (Ref. 104374). In general, suspension feeding bivalves mainly depend on phytoplankton and detritus material for nutrition (Ref. 107088).

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

Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum. 2005. (Ref. 19)

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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Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.