Tridacna mbalavuana, Tevoro clam
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Tridacna mbalavuana   Ladd, 1934

Tevoro clam
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Cardiida | Cardiidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 20 - 30 m (Ref. 117184).  Tropical; 15°S - 20°S, 176°E - 178°W (Ref. 106696)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Central Pacific: Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia and Tonga.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Depth estimate based on Family (Ref. 108635). Known to inhabit deep waters of more than 20 meters (Ref. 117184).

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

IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org [Accessed 04/07/2007]. (Ref. 7800)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Endangered (EN) (B2ab(ii,iv,v); C2a(i)); Date assessed: 21 April 2024

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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