Bivalvia |
Venerida |
Chamidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 20 - 80 m (Ref. 93550). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: from East Africa to Melanesia and Easter Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 348); common length : 7.0 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 348)
Minimum depth from Ref. 106682. Collected for food in some areas. Shell used as raw material to make lime and for shellcraft (Ref. 348). Found in reef areas of lagoons (Ref. 97298); from immediate subtidal to 20 m; attached to rock (Ref. 337). Strongly cemented to rock or coral platforms. At low tide levels and shallow subtidal depths (Ref. 348).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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.
Raines, B. and M. Huber 2012 Biodiversity quadrupled - Revision of Eatser Island and Salas y Gómez bivalves. Zootaxa 3217:1-106. (Ref. 93550)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxtMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundans PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 20.4 - 28.4, mean 27.3 (based on 515 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.