Mytella charruana   (d'Orbigny, 1847)

Charrua mussel

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Mytilida | Mytilidae | Mytilinae

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

Benthic; brackish.  Tropical; 6°C - 30°C (Ref. 104793); 29°N - 41°S, 116°W - 46°W (Ref. 83435)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific and Western Atlantic. Introduced in the southeast USA and Philippines.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 1.3  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435); 4.87 cm SHL (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Female max length from Ref. 104793. Typically found in lagoons (Ref. 101609) and mudflats (Ref. 104224). Tightly attached to a variety of naturally submerged and intertidal substrates such as oyster shells, water intake pipes, wood pilings, driftwood (Ref. 101609), floating docks, and boat hulls (Ref. 104224). Suspension feeder (Ref. 101609). In general, suspension feeding bivalves mainly depend on phytoplankton and detritus material for nutrition (Ref. 107088).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam (Ref. 833). Sex reversal was observed under certain food conditions (Ref. 104793).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Rosenberg, G. 2009. (Ref. 83435)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.