Bivalvia |
Ostreida |
Gryphaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 8 - 46 m (Ref. 75840). Subtropical
Western Pacific: southern Japan to the Philippines.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found on shell hash and rubble (Ref. 75840). Reported from Hong Kong to be found on the ceilings and walls of submarine caves (Ref. 126058). Also in rock pools. Favor normal oceanic salinities than either estuarine or transitional conditions (Ref. 127083).
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
Human uses
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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