Bivalvia |
Ostreida |
Gryphaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 8 - 46 m (Ref. 75840). Subtropical
Western Pacific: southern Japan to the Philippines.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found on shell hash and rubble (Ref. 75840). Reported from Hong Kong to be found on the ceilings and walls of submarine caves (Ref. 126058). Also in rock pools. Favor normal oceanic salinities than either estuarine or transitional conditions (Ref. 127083).
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.
Poppe, G.T. 2010. (Ref. 86910)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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