Neritina pulligera
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| Subgenus: | Neritina[2]
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| Species: | N. pulligera
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Neritina pulligera, common name the dusky nerite, is a species of freshwater snail,[4][2] a gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.[5]
Neritina pulligera is the type species of the genus Neritina.[4]
Subspecies
There are two subspecies:
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:
- India (Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands)[1][2]
- 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".[3]
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
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Gerlach J., Madhyastha A. & Köhler F. (2011). "Neritina pulligera". In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 August 2013.
- ^ a b c (file created 29 July 2010) FRESH WATER MOLLUSCAN SPECIES IN INDIA[permanent dead link]. 11 pp. accessed 31 July 2010.
- ^ a b Linnaeus C. (1767). Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. 12th ed. v. 1 (pt 2): 533-1327. p. 1253.
- ^ a b c Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
- ^ Neritina pulligera Linnaeus, 1767. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.
Further reading
- Dautzenberg Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III.
- Haynes A. (2005). "An evaluation of members of the genera Clithon Montfort, 1810 and Neritina Lamarck 1816 (Gastropoda: Neritidae)". Molluscan Research 25(2): 75-84.
External links
- Neritina pulligera pulligera. Gastropods.com, accessed 19 January 2011.