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Rissoa membranacea   (Adams, 1800)

Thick-lipped spire shell
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Littorinimorpha | Rissoidae

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

Benthic; brackish; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 114530).  Temperate; 69°N - 18°N, 20°W - 41°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits muddy, sandy and rocky bottoms (Ref. 125090) from the tidal zone sublittorally (Ref. 123490). Inhabits muddy, sandy and rocky bottoms (Ref. 125090) from the sublittoral tidal zone to about 15 m (Ref. 123490), associated with Zestora marina bed (Refs. 123490, 96509, 125108). Epifauna on vegetated substrates (Cymodocea nodosa), feeding on microalgae in different seasons (Ref. 124743). Collected on silled lagoons with peat, granite rocks and coarse sand and gravel with dense beds of Ruppia and Zostera spp. (Ref. 125089).

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

The species displays poecilogonony as its reproductive strategy.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.