Meretrix casta, Backwater hard clam

Meretrix casta   (Chemnitz, 1782)

Backwater hard clam

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

Bivalvia | Venerida | Veneridae

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

Benthic; brackish; depth range 0 - 6 m (Ref. 105071).  Tropical; 24°N - 9°S, 73°E - 117°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.2 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 129771)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Depth range is based on occurrence records in India (Refs. 105071, 105420); to be replaced with a better reference. Found in estuaries on sand (Ref. 105071) and in backwaters (Ref. 105072). Burrows (Ref. 105416). In general, suspension feeding bivalves mainly depend on phytoplankton and detritus material for nutrition (Ref. 107088).

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

van der Meij, S.E.T., R.G. Moolenbeek and B.W. Hoeksema. 2009. (Ref. 83672)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.8-2).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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