Terebralia palustris   (Linnaeus, 1767)

Mud creeper

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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.  Tropical; 30°N - 31°S, 30°E - 170°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: from East Africa, to Melanesia; north to the Philippines and south to southern Queensland and New Caledonia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 19.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 12.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Extensively collected for food in many places of its distribution (Ref. 349). Abundant and conspicuous generally in brackish-water areas of the Indo-West Pacific (Ref. 349). Found on coastal mud flats (Ref. 799). Intertidal on the surface of mud in mangroves (Refs. 801, 102838) and soft water logged soil (Ref. 801). Members of the family Potamididae feed on algae and detritus (Ref. 349).

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): 25.7 - 29.3, mean 28.6 (based on 3100 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.