| occurence | native | ||
| importance | commercial | Ref. | Sotto, F.B. and R. von Cosel, 1982 |
| aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | Sotto, F.B. and R. von Cosel, 1982 |
| regulations | Ref. | ||
| freshwater | No | ||
| brackish | No | ||
| saltwater | Yes | ||
| live export | |||
| bait | No | ||
| game/sport | No | ||
| abundance | Ref. | ||
| comments | Known throughout the Philippines (Ref. 821); reported from the Calamianes Islands (Ref. 8295) and Cebu where meat is eaten and shell is manufactured into buttons and other decorative items. Often used as mother shell for cultured shells (Ref. 80041). C: Refs. 75831, 80041, 86910, 8295, 821, 121724; O: Refs. 8295, 821. | ||
| C = country distribution; M = map distribution; O = occurrence data; R = regional distribution | |||
| States/Provinces | |||
| States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
| National Checklist | |||
| country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html | ||