Bivalvia |
Carditida |
Carditidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 25 m (Ref. 348), usually 0 - 25 m (Ref. 75831). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: from the Red Sea and northern Indian Ocean to Melanesia; north to China and south to Queensland and New Caledonia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 348); common length : 7.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 348)
Found in intertidal areas in sand and rocks (Ref. 75831).
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 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. (Ref. 348)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25 - 29.1, mean 28.2 (based on 1552 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
