Gastropoda |
Cycloneritida |
Neritidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 0 - 2 m (Ref. 100219). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: from the Gulf of Bengal to western Polynesia; north to southern Japan and south to northern Queensland.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 2.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)
This species can be distinguished by the following characters: shell with depressed spire; presence of 30 alternating spiral ribs on the outer surface; columella deck smooth, with single elongate ridge and 3-7 denticles at the center. Colouration: exterior dull, black, with white or reddish-brown axial streaks. Operculum calcareous, smooth, black or grey (Ref. 128042).
Locally common. Occasionally collected for food and shellcraft (Ref. 349). Maximum depth from Ref. 114677.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Neritopsina are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.6 (based on 2421 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.