Mytella charruana   (d'Orbigny, 1847)

Charrua mussel

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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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.

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: Version 2024-1)


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

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.