Modiolus modiolus   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Northern horsemussel

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2100
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Modiolus modiolus  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Mytilida | Mytilidae

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

Benthic; depth range 5 - 280 m (Ref. 95810).  Boreal; 85°N - 15°N, 115°E - 61°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Arctic, northern Atlantic and Pacific. Boreal to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95344)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Suspension feeder (Refs. 3477, 118257). Also found on fine and medium grain sized sand mixed with gravel and shell debris (Ref. 118257). Aggregates into mussel "mats" by binding gravel and rocks (Ref. 95344).

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

Harvey-Clark, C. 1997. (Ref. 7726)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 0.9 - 11.9, mean 7.3 (based on 1243 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.08).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): High.