Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Littorinimorpha | Iravadiidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; brackish. Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.5 cm SHH male/unsexed; (Ref. 125855)

Short description Morphology

Shell is elongate and easily recognized due to its spiral sculpture. Columellar lip is smooth, while outer lip can either be grooved when thin, or smooth when thickened. Operculum thin and horny, having concentric rings. Shell is yellowish-brown but other regions turn black through time.

Known from mangroves in Hong Kong (Ref. 112938). Found in sediments with high content of silt and clay (Ref. 124802).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Littorinimorpha are mostly simultaneous hermaphrodites.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

IUCN. 2011. (Ref. 89450)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 09 January 2010

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Iravadia ornata Blanford, 1867