Bivalvia |
Cardiida |
Cardiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 82 - 460 m (Ref. 3194). Tropical
Pacific Ocean. From off New Caledonia to Fiji and Tonga Island, north to Vanuatu and south to northern Norfolk Ridge.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Inhabits muddy sand (Ref. 3194).
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.
Poutiers, J.M. 2006 Two new species of protocardiine cockles (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cardiidae) from the tropical Southwest Pacific. Zoosystema 28(3):635-654. (Ref. 3194)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 18.5 - 23.6, mean 20.1 (based on 21 cells).