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It prefers sandy bottoms in littoral areas and shallow water, often in exposed coral reef environments (Ref. 104607). Depth estimate based on Family (Ref. 108635).
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.