Bivalvia |
Cardiida |
Donacidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Southeast Atlantic: Namibia and South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cmmax. reported age: 5 years (Ref. 8702)
Largest-sized Donacid (Ref. 80584).
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. 124695)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of potential interest; bait: usually
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