Bivalvia |
Ostreida |
Gryphaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 10 - 100 m (Ref. 93550). Subtropical
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth based on Ref. 83511. Intertidal, to depths of around 60 meters, on rocks. Found on substrate composed of mud and dead shells and corals (Ref. 83511).
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.
Raines, B. and M. Huber. 2012. (Ref. 93550)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 20.1 - 28.2, mean 27.1 (based on 217 cells).