“…Studies conducted on this species primarily examined those aspects of L. lithophaga biology related either directly or indirectly to fisheries, because L. lithophaga is regarded as a food source. These include analyses of its population structure and settlement ( Simunovi c and Grubeli c, 1992;Sinis, 1995, 1997a;Devescovi and Ive sa, 2008), reproduction (Valli et al, 1986;Simunovi c et al, 1990;Sinis, 1994, 1997b;Jaafar Kefi et al, 2014) and different aspects of tissue contamination (Dujmov and Su cevi c, 1990;Deudero et al, 2007;Jaafar Kefi et al, 2012a, 2012bOzsuer and Sunlu, 2013). More than 20 years ago, however, Fanelli et al (1994) warned that the recovery of exploited stocks of L. lithophaga may be slow.…”