Bivalvia |
Cardiida |
Solecurtidae
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
Benthic; brackwasser; tiefenbereich 0 - 24 m (Ref. 83435). Tropical; 43°N - 43°S, 98°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: from Cape Cod to Argentinian Patagonia, and Gulf of Mexico, 42°N, USA to 41°S, San Matias Gulf, Argentina.
Länge bei der ersten Reifung / Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 11.9 cm SHL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 83435); common length : 8.0 cm SHL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 344)
Shell light, elongate, semi-cylindrical, inflated, posterior margin rounded, anterior margin straight but oblique. Weak radial ridge present posteriorly. Surface smooth except for fine concentric lines. Umbones slightly removed from centre of shell in posterior direction, indistinct. Colour: periostracum olive green to brownish yellow.
Maximum depth from Ref. 104454. Intertidal to shallow subtidal, in muddy sand or mud (Ref 344). Inhabits stable sediments with silts and clays and are covered with film of benthic microalgae (Ref. 104234). Also occurs in estuaries. Suspension feeder (Refs. 104108, 104234). Builds permanent passageways from 50 to 70 cm deep (Ref. 104108).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Members of the class Bivalvia are mostly gonochoric (Ref. 833), some are protandric hermaphrodites (Ref. 104221). Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam.
Leal, J.H. 2003 Bivalves. p. 25-98. In Carpenter, K.E. (ed.). The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Volume 1: Introduction, molluscs, crustaceans, hagfishes, sharks, batoid fishes, and chimaeras. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. 1600p. (Ref. 344)
IUCN Rote Liste Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES Status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Bedrohung für Menschen
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Aquakultur: zukünftige nutzung; Köder: occasionally
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei
(Ref. 71543) |
Low vulnerability (21 of 100). |
Preiskategorie
(Ref. 80766): |
Unknown. |
