Bivalvia |
Venerida |
Mactridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 70 m (Ref. 83435). Temperate, preferred 10°C (Ref. 107945)
Western Atlantic Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 5 - 8.5 cm Max length : 20.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7726); max. reported age: 31 years (Ref. 8702)
Inhabits the shallow continental shelf (Ref. 106944). Suspension feeder (Ref. 78574).
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.
Harvey-Clark, C. 1997. (Ref. 7726)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 127697)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
Internet sources
Estimates of some properties based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.2 - 24.6, mean 23.5 (based on 274 cells).
Prior r = 0.47, 95% CL = 0.31 - 0.70, Based on 2 stock assessments.
Vulnerability
Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100).
