Littorina scabra, Scabra periwinkle

Littorina scabra   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scabra periwinkle

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

Gastropoda | Littorinimorpha | Littorinidae

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

Benthic; brackish.  Tropical; 35°N - 31°S, 30°E - 134°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.4 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 3.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Abundant on trees and roots, at the seaward edge of mangrove areas, or sometimes on driftwood on sandy shores where mangroves are absent. Rare on sheltered rocks (Ref. 349). Also on wood pilings (Ref. 799). Occurs at the high tide mark (Ref. 349).

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

Gonochoric (Ref. 833). The species displays poecilogonony as its reproductive strategy (Ref. 99837).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Low.

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