Gryphaeidae (honeycomb oysters) |
30 cm SHH (male/unsexed) |
benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 50 m |
Indo-Pacific and Western Central Atlantic: from East Africa, to eastern Polynesia; north to Japan and south to Western Australia and Queensland. |
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Epibiotic (Ref. 104365). Found in reef areas of lagoons (Ref. 97298). Cemented to hard substrates. Mostly in intertidal and shallow subtidal levels to a depth of 5 m, but also to a depth of 50 m (Ref. 348). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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harmless |
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