Bivalvia |
Cardiida |
Cardiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 60 m (Ref. 348). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: from Mauritius Island and Sri Lanka to eastern Melanesia, north to southern Japan and south to Queensland.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.5 cm SHH male/unsexed; (Ref. 348); common length : 4.0 cm SHH male/unsexed; (Ref. 348)
The shell is commonly used in the shellcraft industry for decorative items (Ref. 348). Maximum depth from Ref. 75831.
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.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 348)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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Diet
Food consumption
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.7 - 29, mean 28 (based on 1334 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).