Chile country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Valparaiso to Cape Horn (Ref. 111858); from Gulf of Corcovado, Traiguen Island, Punta Santa Maria, Dawson Island, Carlos III Island, and Puerto Williams (Ref. 114146). C: Refs. 87801, 90098, 111854, 111858, 114146.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ci.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rosenfeld, S., J. Marambio and C. Aldea, 2016
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Almeja, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Nomes comuns | Sinônimos | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Venerida () > Veneridae (venus clams)

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

; intervalo de profundidade 2 - 250 m (Ref. 87801). Temperate, preferred 12°C (Ref. 107945); 30°S - 55°S, 76°W - 50°W

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Introduções

Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: from Valparaiso to Magallanes, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil then south to Falkland Islands.

Length at first maturity / Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.8 cm SHH macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 81902)

Maximum length is based on data from Chile (Ref. 81902). Maximum depth from Ref. 111854. It is an infaunal species found on sandy, muddy, gravel and shell covered substrates at depths of 2 to 80 meters. Gonochoric species with free-living larvae (Ref. 87801). It is found in forests of Macrocystis pyrifera (Ref. 92889).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas

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.

Referência principal Referências | Coordenador | Colaboradores

SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)

Status na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Não avaliada

Status no CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Uso pelos humanos

Pescarias: espécies comerciais
FAO - pescarias: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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E-book | Guia de campo

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Resiliência (Ref. 69278) Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (K=0.29).

Categoria de preço (Ref. 80766): Low.

Tawera elliptica (Lamarck, 1818)