Bivalvia |
Cardiida |
Tellinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 7 - 9 m (Ref. 2851). Subtropical; 72°N - 21°N, 11°W - 92°E
Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean, Black Sea and Indian Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7882)
Species' maximum length from the Belgian part of the North Sea (Ref. 7882). Found along near-coastal zones in a wide variety of sediment types but preferentially in substrate composition of less than 20% mud (Ref. 7882). Inhabits upper clean sand (Ref. 2780). Also found in areas influenced by estuarine outflows (Ref. 96507).
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 MarineSpecies.org. http://www.marinespecies.org/index.php (Ref. 3477)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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More information
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 9 - 18.7, mean 11.6 (based on 499 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.18-0.67).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
