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]

Neritina pulligera
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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Nerita bruguierei Récluz, 1841 Nerita pulligera Linnaeus, 1767 Neritina (Neritina) pulligera (Linnaeus, 1767) (superseded combination) Neritina bruguierei [Récluz, 1841 Neritina bruguieri G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 (junior synonym of Nerita bruguierei Récluz, 1841) Neritina cirrata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

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]