Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: from the Andaman Sea to Melanesia; north to Japan and south to northern New South Wales.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.5 cm ShH mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 349); common length : 3.5 cm SHL mâle / non sexé; (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
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
statut CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Outils
Plus d'informations
Taille/ÂgeCroissanceLongueur-poidsLongueur-longueurMorphologieLarvesAbondance
Sources Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.8 - 29.3, mean 28.6 (based on 2675 cells).
Vulnérabilité
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Catégorie de prix
Unknown.