Bivalvia |
Cardiida |
Semelidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic, usually 10 - 30 m (Ref. 75831). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Japan, China, and Hong Kong.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found in soft mud (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.
Zhou, H., Z.N. Zhang, X.S. Liu, L.H. Tu and Z.S. Yu 2007 Changes in the shelf macrobenthic community over large temporal and spatial scales in the Bohai Sea, China. Journal of Marine Systems 67:312-321. (Ref. 77801)
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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Population dynamicsGrowth
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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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