Cerithium citrinum   Sowerby, 1855

Yellow cerith

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Cerithium citrinum

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

Gastropoda | Not assigned | Cerithiidae

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

Benthic; depth range 10 - 30 m (Ref. 337).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm ShH male/unsexed; (Ref. 821)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Length based on occurrence data; to be replaced with better reference. Found at depths of 10 to 30 m, on alga-covered rock (Ref. 337). Also from subtidal in lagoons and on reefs (Ref. 75835). Occur in mangrove ares. An epifaunal deposit feeder (Ref. 129221).

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.

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

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.5 - 28.8, mean 27.3 (based on 170 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).