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Saccostrea echinata (Qouy & Gaimard, 1835)
Spiny rock oyster| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Bivalvia | Ostreida | Ostreidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
It is found in Intertidal areas, attached to pier pilings and rocks (Ref. 75840), common in coastal hard substrates (Ref. 128042). Also part of the fouling communities attached in mariculture cages (Ref. 127121).
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
SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Stamps, coins, misc.
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Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.