Bivalvia |
Ostreida |
Pinnidae
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
Benthic; diepte 0 - 27 m (Ref. 83435). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic.
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm NG mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 271)
Diagnostic features: Shell large, fan-shaped, triangular. Surface sculpture of about 15 narrow radial ribs separated any larger interspaces; ribs bearing regularly spaced, fluted spines. Large muscle scar inside shell touches border of nacreous area. Hinge area straight, representing larger side of triangular shell outline. Byssus at pointed extremity anchors penshell into seagrass bottom. Gaping shorter side of triangular shell outline oriented upward. Colour: dark olive brown; mantle colour bright golden orange. Fisheries: Commercially exploited in and around Campeche, Mexico. Consumed locally in soups, marinated, or grilled (Ref. 271).
Habitat: Found in shallow-water seagrass beds. Behavior: Burrows in fine sand leaving only a broad posterior region exposed to the outside environment. Predator: horse conch, Pleuroploca gigantea (Ref. 271).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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.
Carpenter, K.E. (ed.) 2002 The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Volume 1: Introduction, molluscs, crustaceans, hagfishes, sharks, batoid fishes, and chimaeras. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5, Rome. 600p. (Ref. 271)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Gevaar voor de mens
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel
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Meer informatie
Trofische ecologieVoedsel (prooien)
Dieetsamenstelling
Voedselconsumptie
Predatoren
PopulatiedynamicaGroei
Max. leeftijden / maten
Lengte-gewicht rel.
Lengte-lengte rel.
Lengtefrequenties
Massaconversie
Abundantie
LevenscyclusVoortplantingMaturiteitFecunditeitPaaienEierenOntwikkeling van de eierenLarven FysiologieZuurstofverbruik
Menselijk gerelateerdPostzegels, munten, diversen.
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Schattingen op basis van modellen
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 71543) |
Low vulnerability (20 of 100). |
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766): |
Unknown. |