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Barbatia foliata (Forsskål, 1775)
Decussate ark| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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| This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. |
| Barbatia foliata AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Bivalvia | Arcida | Arcidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 46 m (Ref. 75840). Tropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Indo-Pacific: from East and South Africa, including Madagascar, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, to eastern Polynesia; north to Japan and Hawaii, and south to Queensland.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 348); common length : 5.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 348)
This is the most common Barbatia species of the Indo-Pacific (Ref. 2922). Attached by byssus among rocks, underside of coral slabs, or nestling in crevices. Littoral and sublittoral (Ref. 348). Also occurs in shallow areas of lagoons where it is attached to dead corals (Ref. 65033). Dead shells found on the beaches (Ref. 88739).
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.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 348)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 3234 cells).
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.