Bivalvia |
Not assigned |
Poromyidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 85 - 682 m (Ref. 83435). Polar; 83°N - 34°S, 84°W - 42°E
Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and the Arctic: from Florida Keys, south to Rio Grande do Sul, north to Svalbard and east to White Sea. Polar to tropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.5 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
Minimum depth from Ref. 104365.
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.
Zenetos, A., E. Vardala-Theodorou and C. Alexandrakis 2005 Update of the marine Bivalvia Mollusca checklist in Greek Waters. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 85:993-998. (Ref. 2684)
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 dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 10 - 21, mean 14.2 (based on 139 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
