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Chamelea striatula (da Costa, 1778) |
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photo by
Coltro, Marcus |
| Family: | Veneridae (venus clams) | |||
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| Environment: | benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 15 - 112 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. | |||
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| Biology: | Found in estuarine and inshore areas in mud, silt, and fine sand substrates. A microvore that feeds on organic detritus (Ref. 96352), and is a sessile-burrower species (Ref. 96498). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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