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Cardita variegata Bruguiére, 1792
Rectangular false cockle| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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| This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. |
| Cardita variegata AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Bivalvia | Carditida | Carditidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 75831). Tropical; 32°N - 34°S, 24°E - 134°W
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Indo-Pacific. Tropical to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 821)
Found in intertidal areas on rocks and gravel (Ref. 75831). Also found associated with coral heads (Ref. 75840). Amongst Mytilisepta virgata beds on exposed shores (Ref. 126136).
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
Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera. 1986. (Ref. 821)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Stamps, coins, misc.
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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 24.3 - 29, mean 27.9 (based on 1530 cells).