Bivalvia |
Limida |
Limidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 6 - 1814 m (Ref. 124196). Polar; 53°S - 78°S, 179°W - 180°E
Southern Pacific and the Antarctic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.3 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7659)
Habitat: Epifaunal (Ref. 7659).
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.
MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -1.8 - 1.6, mean -0.9 (based on 203 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
