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Lucinoma borealis (Linneaus, 1767)
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Bivalvia | Lucinida | Lucinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range ? - 500 m (Ref. 124714). Temperate; 72°N - 17°N, 11°W - 25°E
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea: from Norway to Ireland, south to Mauritania and east to Greece. Temperate and subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Inhabit sandbanks and muddy bottoms associated with rich organic sediment. A microvore that feeds on organic detritus (Ref. 96352).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
The British Flora and Fauna Database. 2007. (Ref. 8593)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Estimates based on models
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.