Bivalvia |
Nuculida |
Veneridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 20 - 150 m (Ref. 93550). Subtropical
Southeast Pacific: Hawaii, Easter and Sala y Gómez islands and Austral Islands.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 93550)
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: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Abundance
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 8.8 - 16.9, mean 15.1 (based on 5 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).