Gastropoda | 
Cycloneritida | 
Neritidae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range				
				
					Ecology				
				
			
			
				Benthic.  Tropical			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Western Indian Ocean:  Iran and Oman, Persian Gulf.
			
			
			
			
			
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					Found on rocks in intertidal areas (Ref. 130068).  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).				
			
			
			
			
			
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				Pour, F.A., M.R. Shokri and B. Abtahi 2013 Visitor impact on rocky shore communities of Qeshm Island, the Persian Gulf, Iran. Environ Monit Assess 185:1859-1871. (Ref. 107728)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						IUCN Red List Status    
						 (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
					
				
			
			
			
			
				CITES status   (Ref. 108899)
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
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					  Harmless				
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
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  Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
  				 
			 
			
			
			
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