Bivalvia |
Arcida |
Glycymerididae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Philippines and Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Commonly found in coral sand or sand patches in coral reefs of shallow waters below tide marks (Ref. 80041).
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.
Sotto, F.B. and R. von Cosel 1982 Some commercial bivalves of Cebu, Philippines. The Philippine Scientist 19(1982):43-101. (Ref. 80041)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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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