Bivalvia |
Cardiida |
Donacidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 348); common length : 2.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 348)
Local artisanal exploitation (Ref. 348). In sand and beach slopes in surf zones, migrating between the high and low tide marks with ebb and flow tides. Sometimes abundant. Occurs from low and high tide mark. Found burrowing in exposed sandy beaches (Ref. 125338).
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.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 348)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.7 - 29.2, mean 28.4 (based on 2423 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.51-0.92).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (15 of 100).