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Megapitaria squalida   (Sowerby, 1835)

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Peru country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Mancora (Ref. 121247). C: Ref. 121247.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pe.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Schweers, T., M. Wolff, V. Koch and F.S. Duarte, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Squalid callista, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Bivalvia > Venerida () > Veneridae (venus clams)

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 160 m (Ref. 121247).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific: from Scammon's Lagoon, Mexico to Mancora, Peru.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 4 - 4.032 cm Max length : 10.1 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128760); max. published weight: 258.00 g (Ref. 128760)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This is a sediment burrowing filter feeder that inhabits sandy sediments (Ref. 121247).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Schweers, T., M. Wolff, V. Koch and F.S. Duarte. 2006. (Ref. 121247)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Resilience (Ref. 69278) High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K>0.3; tm<2).