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Verpa penis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Waterspout shell
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Bivalvia | Not assigned | Penicillidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Southeast Asia: Singapore and Philippines.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Inhabits sublittoral areas with sandy or muddy substrates. This species is a filter feeder (Ref. 85382).
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
Chou, L.M. and K.S. Tan 2008 Corals, worms, and molluscs: Cnidaria, Playhelminthes, Nemertea, Annelida, Brachiopoda, Mollusca. In pp. 39-61, Davison, G.W.H.; Ng, P.K.L.; Ho, H.C., 2008. The Singapore Red Data Book: Threatened plants and animals of Singapore. Singapore: The Nature Society, 285pp. (Ref. 85382)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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