Bivalvia |
Arcida |
Arcidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 108826), usually 15 - 25 m (Ref. 108821). Tropical; 47°N - 26°S, 32°E - 154°E
Indo-West Pacific. Introduced in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Tropical to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 9.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 348); common length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 348)
Shell thick and solid, inflated, inequilateral, roughly quadrate in shape with arcuate ventral margin and obliquely truncate posterior margin; slightly inequivalve, left valve distinctly overlapping the right valve ventrally and posteriorly. Cardinal area rather long and narrow. About 33 radial ribs (30 to 36) at each valve; ribs as wide as the interstices, granulated on left valve. Periostracum well developed. Internal margins with strong crenulations corresponding with the external radial ribs. No byssal gape. Colour: outside of shell white under the blackish brown periostracum. Inner side whitish.
Common depth values based on occurrence. On fine muddy-sand bottoms (Ref. 126564), in bays and coastal lagoons (Ref. 348 and 75831).
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.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998 Bivalves. Acephala, Lamellibranchia, Pelecypoda. p. 123-362. In Carpenter, K. E. and V. H. Niem. 1998. FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 1. Seaweeds, corals, bivalves, and gastropods. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 348)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 18.3 - 29.1, mean 28.2 (based on 598 cells).
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.2).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
