Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; estuarina. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: from India and Sri Lanka to Papua New Guinea; north to Japan and south to central Queensland.
Length at first maturity / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.5 cm SHL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 349); common length : 3.5 cm SHL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 349)
Shell small, with 8 to 9 whorls, and flat sided, with sutures being slightly impressed. Two channels on upper whorls and four on the body whorl are crossed by axial ribs, giving the shell a beaded appearance. A distinct rib is present on the body whorl of adult shells. Outer lip flared in adults, columella smooth, and the siphonal canal is short. Shell is yellowish, channels darker, and whitish near the outer edge of aperture. Operculum is light brown and horny.
Abundant on mud flats, in brackish or supersalted fishponds. Occur in the low to mid intertidal sections of protected bays. Also found on sand, seaward of mangroves (Ref. 128877). Locally, numbers of about 500 individuals per square meter can occur. Usually living in the upper bottom layer of mud which is almost liquid (Ref. 349). Detritus feeder (Ref. 751).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Members of the order Neotaenioglossa 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)
Status na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Status no CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Perigo para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
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Ferramentas
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 19.3 - 29, mean 28 (based on 1178 cells).
Vulnerabilidade
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Categoria de preço
Unknown.
