Potamididae (swamp-ceriths and horn shells) |
5.5 cm SHL (male/unsexed) |
benthic; brackish; marine |
Indo-West Pacific: from the Andaman Sea to Indonesia; north to Viet Nam and the Philippines. |
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Collected for food in many areas of Southeast Asia (Ref. 349). Often climbing up the trees to feed on algae growing at the roots and stems. Commonly found together with Cerithidea obtusa (Ref. 349). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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harmless |
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