Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; kisaran kedalaman 0 - 610 m (Ref. 89006). Temperate
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 / umur
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.0 cm SHH jantan/; (Ref. 348); common length : 6.0 cm SHH jantan/; (Ref. 348)
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.
On sandy or muddy-sand bottoms with gravel, coral rubble, shell debris or rocks. Attached by its byssus to hard elements, even in adult stages (Ref. 8121); specifically adheres to corals or rocks among coral rubble on soft sediments (Ref. 101147). Abundant in sandy-coralline areas (Ref. 128042). Living in shallow waters (Ref. 101147) at 37 m to 71 m water depth (Ref. 89006).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Kematangan | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Pemijahan | telur-telur | Fecundity | Larva
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.
rujukan utama
Acuan | Koordinator | mitra
Spurgeon, A. 2007. (Ref. 8121)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435)
status CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
penggunaan manusia
Perikanan: komersial
| FishSource | Sea Around Us
Alat, peralatan
Sumber internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 12.7 - 26.7, mean 19.9 (based on 877 cells).
Daya lenting
Tinggi, Waktu penggandaan populasi minimum kurang dari 15 bulan (K=0.46-0.65).
