Nerita fulgurans

Nerita fulgurans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.[2]

Nerita fulgurans
Nerita fulgurans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Neritimorpha
clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily:
Neritoidea
Family:
Neritidae
Genus:
Nerita
Species:
N. fulgurans
Binomial name
Nerita fulgurans
Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms[1]
  • Nerita antillarum Gmelin, 1791
  • Nerita nigreola Röding, 1798
  • Nerita praecognita C. B. Adams, 1845
  • Nerita albipunctata Reeve, 1855
  • Nerita lindae Petuch, 1988

Distribution

Description
Nerita fulgurans shells

The maximum recorded shell length is 37 mm.[3]

Circulatory system: The osmotic pressure of the hemolymph of Nerita fulgurans is 1060 mOsm.[4]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[3]

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References
  1. Malacolog : Nerita fulgurans
  2. Nerita fulgurans Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.
  3. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  4. Colin Little (1983). The Colonisation of Land: Origins and Adaptations of Terrestrial Animals. Cambridge University Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-521-25218-8.


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