Batillaria sordida

Batillaria sordida   (Gmelin, 1791)

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

Gastropoda | Not assigned | Batillariidae

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

Benthic.  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Pacific: China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, and Vietnam.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Shell is moderately sized; stocky, heavy, with 7 to 8 whorls. Two rows of thick, brown, spiral nodules occur on the upper whorls; with five on the body whorl. Numerous fine spiral striae occur on each whorl. Outer lip straight, siphonal cana short, and the columella is smooth. Shell is light brown, with the nodules being darker and the fine striate whitish. Operculum is brown and horny.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in the mid-tidal areas of sheltered rocky shores (Ref. 125338). Also part of epibenthic communities in mangrove areas (Ref. 128397).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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