Bivalvia |
Pectinida |
Pectinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 80 m (Ref. 89006). Subtropical; 25°S - 51°S, 112°E - 178°W
Indo-West Pacific: from Shark Bay, Australia to Kermadec, and south to New Zealand.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 9.3 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. )
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.
Dijkstra, H.H. and B.A. Marshall. 1997. (Ref. 89006)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Aquaculture: production; | FishSource |
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 15 - 26.4, mean 18.3 (based on 336 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.