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Marcia opima   (Gmelin, 1791)

Fertile venus

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Sri Lanka country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Puttalam Lagoon (Ref. 68049). O: Ref. 68049.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ce.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Pernetta, J.C. (ed.), 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Fertile venus, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Populaire namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Venerida () > Veneridae (venus clams)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

; brakwater; diepteverspreiding 0 - 20 m (Ref. 348).   Tropical; 31°N - 9°S, 44°E - 118°E

Verspreiding Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystems | Voorkomen | Introducties

Indo-Pacific: from northwest Indian Ocean and the Aden Gulf to Indonesia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.5 cm SHL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 348); common length : 5.0 cm SHL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 348); Maximaal vermelde leeftijd: 3.00 jaren (Ref. 8702)

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (b.v. epibenthic)

Depth range is based on ecology (Ref. 348); to be replaced wtith a better reference. Primarily marine but also invades backwaters and estuaries (Ref. 105059). Found in protected coastal areas, with shallow subtidal waters (Ref. 348). In muddy and sandy substrates (Ref. 105057) where it burrows (Ref. 105059). Family is known to be suspension feeders, filtering planktonic algae and organic matter from the water (Ref. 348).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geslachtsrijpheid | Voortplanting | Kuitschieten | Eieren | Fecundity | Larven

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.

Voornaamste referentie Referenties | Coördinator | Medewerkers

Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 348)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Niet beoordeeld 

Status bij CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaarlijk voor mensen

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.6 - 29.3, mean 28.6 (based on 942 cells).
Kwetsbaarheid (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766): Medium.