| Family: |
Potamididae (swamp-ceriths and horn shells) |
| Max. size: |
|
| Environment: |
benthic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific. |
| Diagnosis: |
Shell high, with 10 to whorls, flat sided. Two channels and an impressed suture can be found on the upper whorls, and about 10 channels on the body whorl are crossed by axial ribs, producing squarish beads. Beads on each whorl are all of similar size. Outer lip is flared in aduls, and thickened with both anterior and posterior canals. Columella is smooth, and thickened along full height. Shell is dark brown. Aperture is whitish. Operculum is light brown and horny. |
| Biology: |
Found in sandy shores, near the vicinity of the depression formed during low tides to avoid desiccation (Ref. 125338). On mud or rock surfaces in mangroves, at the mid to upper intertidal levels (Ref. 128877). Part of both epibenthic and arboreal communities (Ref. 128397). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
|
| Threat to humans: |
|
| Country info: |
|
Source and more info: www.sealifebase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.