Bivalvia |
Mytilida |
Mytilidae
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
Benthic; rango de profundidad 0 - 15 m (Referencia 348). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: from East and South Africa, to Japan, Australia, New Caledonia and eastern Polynesia.
Longitud en la primera madurez / Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm SHL macho / no sexado; (Referencia 348); common length : 4.0 cm SHL macho / no sexado; (Referencia 348)
Shell thick, elongate, variable in shape, roughly trigonal-ovate or trapezoidal in outline, markedly swollen and pointed anteriorly, rounded and somewhat compressed posteriorly. Umbones terminal, prominent, sharply tapering and ventrally recurved. Anterior margin reduced. Ventral margin long and usually broadly concave. Posterodorsal area somewhat expanded and laterally compressed. Outer surface of valves covered with numerous, densely set radial riblets slightly diverging on posterodorsal and posteroventral areas. Periostracum strong, tightly applied to shell. Hinge with a few small denticles under the umbo of each valve. A strong shelly ledge above the umbonal cavity, supporting the anterior adductor scar and expanded dorsally as a low ridge along the ligament. Internal margins finely crenulated throughout. Colour: exterior of shell deep green, becoming brownish and paler towards the umbones. Interior bluish grey to purplish brown, white on the umbonal area.
Frequently found in areas exposed to washing of surf with strong water current (Ref. 80041). Attached to rocks, dead corals or the underside of stones, sometimes occurring in dense colonies. Littoral and sublittoral to a depth of about 15 m (Ref. 348). Living among the alga Corallina officinalis in rock-pools between tide-marks (Ref. 88739). Reported from Hong Kong to be found on the ceilings and walls of submarine caves (Ref. 126058).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998 Bivalves. Acephala, Lamellibranchia, Pelecypoda. p. 123-362. In Carpenter, K. E. and V. H. Niem. 1998. FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 1. Seaweeds, corals, bivalves, and gastropods. Rome, FAO. (Referencia 348)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN
(Referencia 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Estatus CITES (Referencia 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Referencia 116361)
Not Evaluated
Amenaza para el ser humano
Usos humanos
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Herramientas
Más información
Ecología TróficaAlimentos (presas)
Composición de la dieta
consumo de alimento
Despredadores
Ciclo de vidaReproducciónMadurezFecundidadPuestaHuevosDesarrollo de los huevosLarva FisiologíaConsumo del oxígeno
Relacionados con el ser humanoSellos, monedas, varios
Fuentes de Internet
Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Resiliencia
(Ref. 69278): |
Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.23-0.34) |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera
(Referencia 71543) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100). |
Categoría de precios
(Referencia 80766): |
Medium. |
