Bivalvia |
Carditida |
Crassatellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic, usually 30 - 120 m (Ref. 73831). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: China and Japan.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found in sand (Ref. 53).
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.
Kuroda, T., T. Habe and K. Oyama 1971 The sea shells of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. Tokyo: Maruzen Co. 741 & 487 pp + 121 plates. (Ref. 77693)
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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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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