Mulinia lateralis, Dwarf surfclam

Mulinia lateralis   (Say, 1822)

Dwarf surfclam

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Venerida | Mactridae

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

; djupintervall 0 - 134 m (Ref. 83435).  Temperate

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Western Atlantic Ocean. Temperate to Subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.5 cm DL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 83435)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 104365. Found in an estuarine environment. Infaunal (Ref. 104365).

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

Rudnick, D.T., R. Elmgren and J.B. Frithsen 1985 Meiofaunal prominence and benthic seasonality in a coastal marine ecosystem. Oecologia (Berlin) 1985, 67:157-168. (Ref. 1233)

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


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses


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Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 9.6 - 27.1, mean 22.3 (based on 702 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.