| Arcidae () |
| 6 cm SHL (male/unsexed) |
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benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 25 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: from East Africa including Madagascar, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf to Melanesia; north to Japan and south to New Caledonia. |
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| Maximum depth from Ref. 348. Attached to rocks in coral reef areas, or under stones on muddy bottoms. Littoral and sublittoral (Ref. 348). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| harmless |
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Sporadically found throughout the Philippines (Ref. 821). Meat is eaten and may be prepared as soup. Shell is used in local lime industry (Ref. 80041). C: Ref. 821, 80041, 86910; O: Ref. 821. |
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