| Reference no. | Poutiers, J.M., 1998 |
| Ecosystem | Central Indo-Pacific |
| Status | native |
| Abundance | abundant (always seen in some numbers) |
| Lifestage | adults |
| Regional database | |
| Remarks | Known from Misamis Occidental (Ref. 75659), Cebu, Iloilo and Bohol (Ref. 80041). It is collected from natural beds by divers, and farmed in shallow water mud flats enclosed with fences. (Total production of 42.5 billion bivalves in 1977, representing 16 |