Neritina pulligera

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Neritina pulligera

Neritina pulligera, common name the dusky nerite, is a species of freshwater snail,[4][5] a gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.[6]

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Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Neritidae
Genus: Neritina
Species:
N. pulligera
Binomial name
Neritina pulligera
(Linnaeus, 1767)[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Nerita bruguierei Récluz, 1841
  • Nerita pulligera Linnaeus, 1767
  • Neritina (Neritina) pulligera (Linnaeus, 1767) (superseded combination)
  • Neritina bruguierei [Récluz, 1841
  • Neritina bruguieri G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 (junior synonym of Nerita bruguierei Récluz, 1841)
  • Neritina cirrata Philippi, 1845 (junior synonym)
  • Neritina rara Dufo, 1840
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Neritina pulligera is the type species of the genus Neritina.[4]

Subspecies

There are two subspecies:

  • Neritina pulligera knorii[1]
  • Neritina pulligera stumpfi[1]

Description

The length of the shell 23 mm.[4]

Distribution

Distribution includes:

  • Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland)[1]
  • lands in Pacific Ocean: Comoros, Fiji, Guam, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Federated States of Micronesia, Solomon Islands (Santa Cruz Is., South Solomons), Vanuatu[1]
  • South-East Asia:
    • Indonesia (Bali, Irian Jaya, Jawa, Kalimantan, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Sulawesi, Sumatera)[1]
    • Malaysia[1]
    • Thailand[1]
    • Philippines[1]
  • India (Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands)[1][5]
  • lands in Indian Ocean: Mauritius (Mauritius main island, Rodrigues), Réunion, Seychelles[1]
  • Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa (Eastern Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal), Mozambique, Madagascar[1]
  • and in the Pacific Ocean along Okinawa.[citation needed]

It is a Near Threatened species in Africa.[1]

The type locality is "in Indiæ fluviis".[2]

Ecology

Neritina pulligera lives in fast-flowing freshwater streams and in rivers.[1] It is found on rocky substrates.[1]

Population density of Neritina pulligera is 2-7 snails per m2 in Caroline Islands.[1]

References

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