Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 0 - 30 m (Ref. 348), usually 0 - 25 m (Ref. 75831). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: from East Africa, to Melanesia; north to Japan and south to Queensland and Western Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 14.0 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 348); common length : 9.5 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 348)
Occasionally used for food by coastal populations, this species is nowadays mainly collected for its beautiful shell (Ref. 348).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
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.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 348)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Age/SizeTillväxtLength-weightLength-lengthMorfologiLarverAbundans
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.4 - 29.1, mean 28 (based on 1424 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.