Gastropoda |
Not assigned |
Potamididae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish. Tropical
Western Pacific: Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and Philippines.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.0 cm ShH male/unsexed; (Ref. 821)
Shell moderate, having 8-9 flat sided whorls. Sutures are impressed. There are about 5 spiral striae on upper whorls, and 15 on body whorls. Numerous pronounced ribs are present on the upper whorls. Shell has a knobby appearance. Outer lip straight, siphonal canal short, and the columella is smooth. Shell is dark grey or brown. Operculum is brown and horny.
Length based on occurence record; to be replaced with better reference. Found on sheltered flats in bays (Ref. 75835). Part of the epifaunal community in sandy shores, lying on the sand or half buried (Ref. 125338). Also found in mangrove areas (Ref. 112938).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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.
Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera. 1986. (Ref. 821)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
