Bivalvia |
Venerida |
Veneridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic, usually 0 - 40 m (Ref. 75831). Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found intertidal in mud (Ref. 53). Also found in fine sand (Ref. 75840).
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.
Scott, P.H. 1994 Bivalve molluscs from the southeastern waters of Hong Kong. pp. 55-100 In B. Morton (ed.) The Malacofauna of Hong Kong and Southern China III, Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on the Malacofauna of Hong Kong and Southern China, Hong Kong, 13 April - 1 May 1992. Hong Kong University Press. (Ref. 77650)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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