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Table 1 Growth parameters and performance indices of Glycymeris genus

From: Age and growth of Glycymeris longior (Sowerby, 1832) clam at the southern edge of its distribution (Argentine Sea)

Species

k (year−1)

H (mm)

ɸ

P

Location (latitude)

Aging method

References

G. glycymeris

0.11–0.13

47.5–55

2.47–2.52

4.14–4.26

Bay of Saint-Brieuc, France (~ 48° N)

External rings

Savina [44]

G. grayana

0.20

54.3

2.77

4.51

Bermagui, Australia (~ 36° S)

Thin shell sections

Beaver et al. [9]

G. longior

0.18

39.4

2.45

4.04

El Sótano, Argentina (~ 41° S)

Thin shell sections

This study