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Nerita exuvia   Linnaeus, 1758

Snake's skin nerite

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known throughout the Philippines (Ref. 821). Reported from Nabas, Aklan, where is it collected by cleaning for the edible flesh (Ref. 128042). C: Ref. 821, 128042; O: Refs. 821, 86518.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Gastropoda > Cycloneritida () > Neritidae (nerites)

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

Benthic.   Tropical; 26°N - 9°S, 99°E - 136°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.0 cm ShL male/unsexed; (Ref. 821)

Short description Morphology

Shell ovate and thick, flatly excavated at the base. Spire small, whorls narrowly rounded with spiral ribs separated by grooves. Columella widely concave, granulated and toothed. Colouration: ribs blue-black, marked with white lines, grooves whitish, spotted with blue black (Ref. 128042).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Collected by gleaning for its edible flesh (Ref. 128042). Length based on occurrence data; to be replaced with better reference. Abundant in rocky shores, forming dense colonies in upper mid-tidal pools, on wet submerged rocks and in crevices. Also found in intertidal areas (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

Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera. 1986. (Ref. 821)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 28.5 - 29.2, mean 28.8 (based on 552 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).