Similipecten greenlandicus, Greenland glass-scallop

Similipecten greenlandicus   (Sowerby II, 1842)

Greenland glass-scallop
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Pectinida | Propeamussiidae

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

Benthic; depth range 19 - 2560 m (Ref. 117961).  Polar; 82°N - 44°N, 159°W - 140°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Arctic and Northern Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.5 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Suspension feeding bivalve (Ref. 123453). Also Refs. 117961, 118460.

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): Medium.

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