Dendrostrea frons, 'coon oyster

Dendrostrea frons   (Linnaeus, 1758)

'coon oyster
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Ostreida | Ostreidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

; djupintervall 8 - 10 m (Ref. 77644).  Tropical

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Western and Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea: , From Bermuda to Brazil, Dakar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found on shallow sublittoral fringe, perhaps extending to 50 m on rocks. Attached on other bivalves (Ref. 77644).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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 referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

MarineSpecies.org 2050 MarineSpecies.org. http://www.marinespecies.org/index.php (Ref. 3477)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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