Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: from the Andaman Sea to Melanesia; north to Japan and south to northern New South Wales.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.5 cm ShH macho / no sexado; (Ref. 349); common length : 3.5 cm SHL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 349)
Locally collected as food for the shell, which is utilized in shellcraft (Ref. 349). Common on muddy sand flats (Ref. 349). Seeks shelter by burrowing in sand. Actively forages for food during low tide. A scavenger most of the time but also a predator (Ref. 101234).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Herramientas
Más información
Age/SizeCrecimientoLength-weightLength-lengthMorfologíaLarvaAbundancia
Fuentes de Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.8 - 29.3, mean 28.6 (based on 2675 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.