Portugal country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the south coast of Portugal (Ref. 112064). Known from Algarve Coast (Refs. 2736, 2758). C: Ref. 2736; O: Ref. 2758.
National Checklist: Portugal
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/po.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Gaspar, M.B., M.N. Santos, P. Vasconcelos and C.C. Monteiro, 2002
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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Classification / Names / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Venerida () > Veneridae (venus clams)

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

; profondeur 0 - 183 m (Ref. 2736). Subtropical, preferred 12°C (Ref. 107945); 65°N - 28°N, 12°W - 38°E

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions

Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean: from the British coasts and Norway to Mediterranean and north-west Africa (Morocco). Temperate to subtropical. (Refs. 2736, 2844).

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.0 cm SHL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 101423)

Maximum depth range from Ref. 121863. Found in the coast on sandy beaches. Inhabits gravel to muddy sand, intertidal to a depth of 183 m (Ref. 121863), shallowly buried (Ref. 121870). Also found in a lagoon (Ref. 121876) and in maerl beds in Brittany (Ref. 112062).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

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.

Référence principale Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Non évalué

statut CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

Harmless

Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: commercial
FAO - Aquaculture: production; pêcheries: landings | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Vulnérabilité (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): High.

Polititapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777)