Nerita planospira   Anton, 1839

Flatspired nerite

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Nerita planospira

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

Gastropoda | Cycloneritida | Neritidae

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

Benthic; brackish; depth range 0 - 2 m (Ref. 100219).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific: from the Gulf of Bengal to western Polynesia; north to southern Japan and south to northern Queensland.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 2.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)

Short description Morphology

This species can be distinguished by the following characters: shell with depressed spire; presence of 30 alternating spiral ribs on the outer surface; columella deck smooth, with single elongate ridge and 3-7 denticles at the center. Colouration: exterior dull, black, with white or reddish-brown axial streaks. Operculum calcareous, smooth, black or grey (Ref. 128042).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Locally common. Occasionally collected for food and shellcraft (Ref. 349). Maximum depth from Ref. 114677. Inhabits rocks near muddy mangrove areas (Ref. 799). Found attached on root or trunk of mangrove tree (Ref. 128042).

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

Members of the order Neritopsina 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 28.6 (based on 2421 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.