Gastropoda |
Ostreida |
Margaritidae
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
Benthic; rango de profundidad 0 - 150 m (Referencia 348), usually 5 - 25 m (Referencia 348). Tropical
Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean Sea: from East Africa, to Melanesia and Hawaii; north to Japan and south to northern Victoria. Mediterranean Sea: Greece. Subtropical.
Longitud en la primera madurez / Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm 3.8 range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.1 cm SHH macho / no sexado; (Referencia 127024); common length : 6.0 cm SHH macho / no sexado; (Referencia 348)
Shell rather thin and small to medium sized, relatively inflated, subquadrate in outline, with a short and ill defined posterior ear which is not drawn out into a wing-like process. Dorsal margin relatively long, anterior margin protruding only slightly or not at all beyond the tip of anterior ear. Outer surface of shell, when not worn, with densely set, appressed and flattened, imbricating concentric scales and moderately small, radially projecting spines mostly preserved towards the margins. Hinge line with 2 small teeth in each valve: 1 rounded anterior tubercle just in front of the umbo, and 1 posterior ridge, situated behind the ligamental area and almost parallel to dorsal margin. A small accessory ridge sometimes present above the posterior tooth of right valve. Colour: outside of shell variable, uniform or with darker markings or radial rays, mostly of reds and browns, but sometimes of green and bronze coloration. internal nacreous area highly iridescent. Non-nacreous margin glossy, light brown with dark brown or reddish blotches corresponding to the main external rays.
Collected in many areas of the Indo-West Pacific for its edible muscle, nacreous shell and ability to develop pearls (348). Byssally attached to rocks, dead corals and various submerged objects, often forming large natural banks. On soft bottoms, they aggregate to one another. Littoral, sublittoral and shelf zone, from low tide levels to a depth of about 150 m. Most common on sublittoral bottoms, from depths of 5 to 25 m (Ref. 348).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam (Ref. 833).
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. (Referencia 348)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN
(Referencia 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Estatus CITES (Referencia 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Referencia 116361)
Not Evaluated
Amenaza para el ser humano
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: comercial
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Herramientas
Más información
Ecología TróficaAlimentos (presas)
Composición de la dieta
consumo de alimento
Despredadores
FisiologíaConsumo del oxígeno
Relacionados con el ser humanoSellos, monedas, varios
Fuentes de Internet
Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Resiliencia
(Ref. 69278): |
Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (K=0.25-1.7) |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera
(Referencia 71543) |
Low vulnerability (24 of 100). |
Categoría de precios
(Referencia 80766): |
Unknown. |
