Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 20 m (Ref. 348), usually 0 - 15 m (Ref. 75831). Tropical; 23°C - 30°C (Ref. 102835); 19°N - 34°S, 100°E - 174°W (Ref. 106696)
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 60.0 cm SHL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 348); common length : 50.0 cm SHL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 348)
It is characterized by a low primary and radial sculpture, variable shape, massive umbonal area and smooth white shell.
Locally exploited for meat and shell. This species was previously quite abundant, but has been over collected in many areas. Aquaculture attempts being made (Ref. 348).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam (Ref. 833).
SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Categoria CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais
FAO - Aquacultura: produção; | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Ferramentas
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.6 (based on 2248 cells).
Resiliência
Baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 4,5 - 14 anos (K=0.11-0.11; tm=4).
Vulnerabilidade
High vulnerability (57 of 100).
Categoria de preço
Unknown.