Biology:Neritina pulligera
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Neritidae |
| Genus: | Neritina |
| Species: | N. pulligera
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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 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][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
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 Gerlach, J.; Madhyastha, A.; Köhler, F.; Van Damme, D. (2016). "Neritina pulligera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T165773A91284470. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T165773A91284470.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/165773/91284470. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
- ↑ Gerlach J.; Madhyastha A.; Köhler F. (2013). "Neritina pulligera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2013: e.T165773A91284470. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T165773A91284470.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/165773/91284470.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN:0-7484-0026-5.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 (file created 29 July 2010) FRESH WATER MOLLUSCAN SPECIES IN INDIA[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]. 11 pp. accessed 31 July 2010.
- ↑ 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.
- Fischer-Piette, E. & Vukadinovic, D. (1973). Sur les Mollusques Fluviatiles de Madagascar. Malacologia. 12: 339-378
- Fischer-Piette, E. & Vukadinovic, D. (1974). Les Mollusques terrestres des Iles Comores. Mémoires du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Nouvelle Série, Série A, Zoologie, 84: 1-76, 1 plate. Paris.
- 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.
- Abdou, A.; Galzin, R.; Lord, C.; Denis, G. P. J. & Keith, P. (2017). Revision of the species complex 'Neritina pulligera' (Gastropoda, Cycloneritimorpha: Neritidae) using taxonomy and barcoding. Vie et Milieu. 67 (3-4): 149-161
External links
- Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. Holmiae
- Récluz, C. A. (1841). Description de quelques nouvelles espèces de Nérites vivantes. Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne. 1841
- Philippi, (R.) A. (1845). Diagnosen einiger neuen Conchylien. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 11: 50-71
- Sowerby, G. B., II. (1849). Monograph of the genus Neritina. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 2 (10): 507-546, pls. 109–116. London, privately published
- "Neritina pulligera pulligera" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/5/Shell_2485.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q293192 entry
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