Lasaea adansoni, Reddish lepton

Lasaea adansoni   (Gmelin, 1791)

Reddish lepton
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Galeommatida | Lasaeidae

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

Benthic; depth range ? - 10 m (Ref. 95344).  Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.3 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95344)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Often found in extreme high tide zone, anchored by byssus to algae, barnacles, Mytilus californianus and other mussels (Ref. 95344). Epibiotic, on hard substrate and mangrove swamp (Ref. 104365).

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

The British Flora and Fauna Database. 2007. (Ref. 8593)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

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

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