Malletia gigantea, Kerguelen malletia
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Malletia gigantea   (Smith, 1875)

Kerguelen malletia

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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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; depth range 11 - 925 m (Ref. 87442).  Polar

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Endemic to Kerguelen.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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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

Huber, M. 2010 Malletia gigantea (E.A. Smith, 1875). In Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=506212 on 2011-07-26. (Ref. 87442)

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): 1.3 - 2.4, mean 1.8 (based on 12 cells).

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