Bivalvia |
Adapedonta |
Hiatellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 0 - 800 m (Ref. 95344), usually 0 - 40 m (Ref. 75831). Temperate; 85°N - 79°S, 180°W - 180°E
Circumglobal. Temperate to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95344)
Benthic. It is found in forests of Macrocystis pyrifera (Ref. 92889). Found on sand/sandy sediments and rubble (Refs. 93550, 93290) in reefs (Ref. 3209). Inhabits the intertidal zone, attached by byssus on algal holdfasts, mussel mats, in empty burrows of rock boring bivalves (Ref. 95344, 93290). Inhabits hard bottoms (Ref. 2780), found nestling in rocks and other solid objects (Ref. 53). Free-living (Refs. 3123, 93290). Specimens were taken from logs washed up on the beaches (Ref. 88739). Suspension feeder (Ref. 66387). Reported from Hong Kong to be found on the ceilings and walls of submarine caves (Ref. 126058).
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.
Raines, B. and M. Huber. 2012. (Ref. 93550)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.9 - 16.8, mean 6.1 (based on 2303 cells).
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.14).
Price category
Unknown.
