Bivalvia |
Myida |
Corbulidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish. Temperate
Pacific Ocean: China, Japan and Korea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cmCommon length : 2.5 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3161)
Inhabits both intertidal and subtidal mud and sand. Salinities of 1 to 33 parts per mile and temperatures of 1 to 28 °C (Ref. 3166).
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.
Cohen, A.N. and J.T. Carlton 1995 Biological study. Nonindigenous aquatic species in a United States estuary: A case study of the Biological invasions of the San Francisco Bay and Delta. Report for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Sea Grant Program, Conneticut Sea Grant Publication PB96-166525, Washington, DC. (Ref. 3166)
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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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 3 - 16.1, mean 5 (based on 383 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
