Mimachlamys sanguinea   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Senatorial scallop

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Pectinida | Pectinidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 610 m (Ref. 89006).  Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: from East Africa, including Madagascar, to Melanesia; north to the Philippines and south to Queensland, New Caledonia and New Zealand.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.0 cm SHH male/unsexed; (Ref. 348); common length : 6.0 cm SHH male/unsexed; (Ref. 348)

Short description Morphology

Shell solid, medium sized, higher than long and rounded-ovate in outline. Both valves convex and subequal, the right (lower) valve a little flatter than the left (upper) valve. Ears markedly unequal in size, the anterior ones more than twice the length of the posterior ones. Ventral side of right anterior ear with a deep byssal notch and a ctenolium. Main sculpture of each valve of 20 to 26 rounded often with fine secondary radial threads, and with microscopic lines, obliquely diverging on anterior and posterior sides of valves. Ears strongly ribbed, the dorsalmost rib of right anterior ear somewhat protruding and adorned with erect spines. Interior shiny, with low, rounded radial ribs corresponding to the outer sculpture. Colour: outside of shell variable, dull purple, brown or orange, frequently variegated with paler blotches. Interior similarly coloured, suffused with white on hinge and umbonal cavity.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Spurgeon, A. 2007. (Ref. 8121)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 12.7 - 26.7, mean 19.9 (based on 877 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.46-0.65).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.

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