Nereina punctulata

Nereina punctulata is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.^[1]

Nereina punctulata
Shell & opercule of Nereina punctulata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Neritimorpha
Order:	Cycloneritida
Family:	Neritidae
Genus:	Nereina
Species:	N. punctulata
Binomial name
Nereina punctulata Lamarck, 1816
Synonyms
Nereina lacustris de Cristofori & Jan, 1832 Neritina aperta G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 Neritina crassiculum G. B. Sowerby I, 1836 Neritina punctulata Lamarck, 1816 (original combination) Neritina sargi Crosse & P. Fischer, 1893

Distribution

Distribution of Nereina punctulata include:

• Puerto Rico^[2]
• Dominica^[3][4]

Ecology

Nereina punctulata lives in rivers.

The estimation of the lifespan is at least 3–7 years.^[2] Neritina punctulata migrates upstream during lifespan.^[2]

It is a grazer, that feeds on algae.^[2] It is dominant grazer in Río Mameyes.^[2]