Clithon oualaniensis   (Lesson, 1831)

Guamanian nerite

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

Gastropoda | Cycloneritida | Neritidae

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

Benthic; brackish.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Central Atlantic and Western Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Common in estuaries (Ref. 2925). Inhabits muddy sandflats and seagrass areas (Ref. 85382), also on seaweed in bays (Ref. 75835). Part of both epibenthic and arboreal communities in mangrove areas (Ref. 128397). Also found in sandy shores, near the vicinity of the depression formed during low tides to avoid desiccation (Ref. 125338).

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

Smith, B.D. 2003. (Ref. 3116)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25.5 - 29.3, mean 28.6 (based on 1804 cells).