Modiolus metcalfei, Yellowbanded horse mussel : fisheries
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Modiolus metcalfei   (Hanley, 1843)

Yellowbanded horse mussel

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Modiolus metcalfei  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Klassificering / Namn Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Mytilida | Mytilidae

Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde Ekologi

Benthic; djupintervall 0 - 25 m (Ref. 348).  Tropical

Utbredning Territories | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Indo-West Pacific: from East Africa to the Philippines; north to Japan and south to Indonesia.

Längd vid första mognad / Storlek / Vikt / Ålder

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 348); common length : 6.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 348)

Kort beskrivning Morfologi

Shell rather inflated, roughly triangular and elongate-ovate in outline. Anterior margin short, slightly protruding anteriorly beyond the umbones. Posterodorsal margin straightish, forming a rather sharp angle with the produced, roundly wedge-shaped posterior margin. Ventral margin long and nearly straight in the posterior 2/3, recurved anteriorly. Outer surface smoothish, with only fine concentric growth marks, frequently eroded towards the umbones. Periostracum hairs not branched, developed on posterior half of the of valves. Hinge line smooth, without teeth or crenulations. Anterior adductor scar present. Internal margins smooth. Colour: outside of shell dull olive-brown, often with a median yellowish radial band. Interior pearly, pale greyish blue to purple.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthisk)

Attached to pebbles or to mangrove prop roots, on muddy bottoms of sheltered bays, especially in areas under the influence of freshwater supply. Littoral and sublittoral to a depth of 25 m (Ref. 348).

Livscykel och parningsbeteende Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver

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.

Huvudreferens referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Poutiers, J.M. 1998 Bivalves. Acephala, Lamellibranchia, Pelecypoda. p. 123-362. In Carpenter, K. E. and V. H. Niem. 1998. FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 1. Seaweeds, corals, bivalves, and gastropods. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 348)

Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Not Evaluated 

CITES-status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Mänskliga användningsområden

Fiskeri: kommersiell
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Uppskattningar baserade på modeller

Sårbarhet i fisket
(Ref. 71543)		 Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Priskategori
(Ref. 80766):		 High.