Tridacna squamosina
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Tridacna squamosina   Sturany, 1899


Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Cardiida | Cardiidae

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 117184).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 32.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 117184)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits shallow reef areas and seagrass beds (Ref. 117184).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam (Ref. 833).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Licuanan, S. 2050 Philippine giant clam diversity. pers.comm. [10/06/11] (Ref. 87108)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Endangered (EN) (B2ab(i,ii,iii,v); C2a(i)); Date assessed: 18 April 2024

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Resilience (Ref. 69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.2-0.39).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).

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