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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cmmax. reported age: 6 years (Ref. 8702)
Found in intertidal reefs and boulders (Ref. 337). Abundantly living on rocks between tide-marks, most frequent at half-tide mark or higher (Ref. 88739). Members of the family Neritidae are herbivorous, grazing by night at low tide on fine algae and detritus covering the bottoms where they live (Ref. 349).
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.