Polymesoda erosa (Solander, 1786)
Common geloina
Polymesoda erosa
photo by Coltro, Marcus

Family:  Cyrenidae ()
Max. size:  10.5 cm SHL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; brackish; marine
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: from India to Vanuatu; north to southern islands of Japan, and south to Queensland and New Caledonia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Widely collected as food in Asia (Ref. 348).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:   
 

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