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It is found in Intertidal areas, attached to pier pilings and rocks (Ref. 75840), common in coastal hard substrates (Ref. 128042). Also part of the fouling communities attached in mariculture cages (Ref. 127121).
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.