Terebralia sulcata   (Born, 1778)

Sulcate swamp cerith

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

Gastropoda | Not assigned | Potamididae

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

Benthic; brackish; depth range 0 - 2 m (Ref. 101214).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: from Madagascar to Melanesia; north to Japan and south to southern Queensland and New Caledonia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 5.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)

Short description Morphology

Shelly heavy, with 9 to 10 whorls. Numerous spiral and axial grooves cross each other, forming squarish nodules on the shell surface. Sutures with deep channel. Whorls are flat sided. Outer lip is flared in adults, transforming the spihonal canal into a short tube. Columella is smooth, and thicker at the base. Shell is dark brown or green, often with yellowish blotches. Operculum is dark brown and horny.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Length based on occurrence record; to be replaced with better reference. Combination depth range: min from ecology, max from literature. Found on mud flats in estuaries and mangrove areas, often on stems and roots of trees (Ref. 128042), and sandy shores (Ref. 125338).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

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

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 2280 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.