Gastropoda |
Not assigned |
Potamididae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 15 - 40 m (Ref. 107883). Subtropical
Western Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Intertidal lagoon, on mudflats. Favors soft mud and may sometimes climb mangrove pneumatophores or shelter under loose flaps of the black mats of cyanobacteria in the uppermost intertidal zone (Ref. 101158). Detritus feeder (Ref. 115396). Scraper herbivore (Ref. 115397).
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.
Templado, J. and R. Villanueva 2010 Checklist of Phylum Mollusca. pp. 148-198 In Coll, M., et al., 2010. The biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: estimates, patterns, and threats. PLoS ONE 5(8):36pp. (Ref. 85339)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Abundance
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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