Gastropoda |
Cycloneritida |
Neritidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 200 m (Ref. 2754). Subtropical; 27°C - 28°C (Ref. 87155); 32°N - 12°N, 94°E - 60°E (Ref. 83435)
Western Atlantic Ocean; Mediterranean: Turkey in Mediterranean Sea. Smaragdia viridis var. ex color matonis and Smaragdia viridis var. ex color lineata also in Aegean Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.8 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
Collected from the sublittoral zone, from low tide up to a depth of 200 m. Minimum depth from Ref. 083435. Maximum length is based on maximum reported size on Ref. 083435.
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.
Demir, M. 2003 Shells of mollusca collected from the seas of Turkey. Turkey Journal of Zoology 27:101-140. (Ref. 2754)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 21 - 27.5, mean 25.2 (based on 120 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
