Laternula elliptica
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Laternula elliptica   (King & Broderip, 1831)


Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Laternula elliptica  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Not assigned | Laternulidae

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

Benthic; depth range 1 - 508 m (Ref. 124196).  Polar; 48°S - 78°S, 170°W - 170°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Antarctic: Antarctica.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.3 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7659); max. reported age: 13 years (Ref. 8072)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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

MarineSpecies.org 2050 MarineSpecies.org. http://www.marinespecies.org/index.php (Ref. 3477)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): -1.8 - -0.6, mean -1.5 (based on 214 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.16; tmax=13).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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