Bivalvia |
Myida |
Teredinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 55 m (Ref. 87801). Subtropical; 11°N - 53°S (Ref. 83435)
Southern Atlantic and Southeast Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found from intertidal areas to a depth of 55 meters, on wood, in submerged tree trunks, pilings or even boring into ships. It has a free-living larva (Ref. 87801).
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.
Bernard, F.R., S.M. McKinnell and G.S. Jamieson. 1991. (Ref. 91446)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 10 - 22.7, mean 15.2 (based on 134 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
