Bivalvia |
Pectinida |
Pectinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 4 - 50 m (Ref. 101147). Tropical
Central Pacific: Philippines, New Caledonia and French Polynesia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Common in shallow waters but rare in deep water to upper bathyal depths. Attached via its byssus to rocks or Acropora corals or on sandy bottom among coral rubble (Ref. 101147).
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.
Poppe, G.T. 2010 Philippine marine mollusks: III. Gastropoda Part 3 and Bivalvia Part 1. ConchBooks:Hackenheim. 665 pp. (Ref. 86910)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Price category
Unknown.