Bivalvia |
Cardiida |
Cardiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 62 m (Ref. 132936). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea to Eastern Pakistan, south to Madagascar and Kwazulu Natal, South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.9 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132936)
Depth range and maximum size based from original description (Ref. 132936). Found nearshore, on silty sand, sand, rubble, and gravel from 0 to 62 meters (Ref. 132936).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
ter Poorten, J.J. 2023 Hidden diversity in cockles: six new Indo-Pacific species and a new subfamily with notes on the Vasticardium elongatum species group (Bivalvia: Cardiidae). Basteria 87(2):169. (Ref. 132936)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest\
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PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).