Bivalvia |
Pectinida |
Pectinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 84 m (Ref. 89006), usually 0 - 40 m (Ref. 73831). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific. Tropical, subtropical, and temperate.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found intertidal on fine sand (Ref. 53). Creates large lettuce leaf-like formation on intertidal to subtidal depths among rubble and weed; a group of 5 to 20 specimens is often seen with surrounding epiphytic growths on the left valve (Ref. 101147). Living at 10-67 m (Ref. 89006).
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.
Natural History Museum Rotterdam (NMR). 2007. (Ref. 77634)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Growth
Length-weight
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Morphology
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Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 17.4 - 28.9, mean 27.2 (based on 1454 cells).
