Pinctada imbricata, Atlantic pearl-oyster : fisheries

Pinctada imbricata   Roding, 1798

Atlantic pearl-oyster

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Ostreida | Margaritidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 104365).  Tropical; 34°N - 37°S, 98°W - 29°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic: From South Carolina to Uruguay.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.8 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 85431); common length : 7.6 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 344); max. reported age: 8 years (Ref. 8702)

Short description Morphology

Shell roundish, thin, flattened to moderately inflated, inequivalve. Hinge with 2 wing-like projections, posterior projection shorter than that of Pteria colymbus. Periostracum with flat, scale-like projections aligned concentrically. Colour: externally tan, brown, or purplish, with greenish cast, internally nacreous.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 85431. Lives attached to rocks or other hard substrates, in shallow subtidal depths. Small live specimens found in rock-pools between tide-marks (Ref. 88739). Common in coralline bottoms (Ref. 128042).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Leal, J.H. 2003. (Ref. 344)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: highly commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 20.5 - 29.1, mean 27.5 (based on 3386 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.94-1.42; tmax=8).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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