AnAge entry for Tresus capax
Classification (HAGRID: 04639)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia (Taxon entry)
Order: Veneroida
Family: Mactridae
Genus: Tresus
- Species
- Tresus capax
- Common name
- Fat gaper
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 16 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1307
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
These animals have been found to live up to 16.0 years [1307].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1307] Moss et al. (2016), Lifespan, growth rate, and body size across latitude in marine Bivalvia, with implications for Phanerozoic evolution (PubMed)
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 80955
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