Effect of temperature on embryo‐larval development ofAmarilladesma mactroides(Reeve, 1854)

Abstract

The species Amarilladesma mactroides (= Mesodesma mactroides) (Reeve, 1854) is a sand bivalve, popularly known as yellow clam, with socioeconomic importance in regions where it is endemic (Herrmann et al., 2011;Santos et al., 2016;McLachlan, 2018). The species has been the subject of research for decades regarding its habitat (Coscarón, 1959), reproductive cycles in its natural environment (Herrmann et al., 2009), population dynamics (Bergonci & Thomé, 2008) and the reduction in natural stocks and outbreaks of mortalities that affect the species in areas of its distribution (Carvalho et al.,