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Malletia dunkeri   Smith, 1885

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Nuculanida | Malletiidae

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

Benthic, usually 2500 - 3000 m (Ref. 75831).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northwest Pacific: China and Japan.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in mud and sand (Ref. 53).

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

Bernard, F.R., Y.Y. Cai and B. Morton. 1993. (Ref. 75831)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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