Bivalvia |
Cardiida |
Donacidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: India.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cmmax. reported age: 1.00 years (Ref. 8702)
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.
Ansell, A.D., P. Sivadas, B. Narayanan and A. Trevallion. 1972. (Ref. 84495)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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