Neritina pulligera

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
Neritina pulligera

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Neritimorpha
clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily:
Neritoidea
Family:
Neritidae
Genus:
Neritina
Subgenus:
Neritina[2]
Species:
N. pulligera
Binomial name
Neritina pulligera
(Linnaeus, 1767)[3]
Synonyms[1]

Nerita pulligera Linnaeus, 1767
Neritina bruguierei Récluz, 1841
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][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.

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
  1. 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.
  2. (file created 29 July 2010) FRESH WATER MOLLUSCAN SPECIES IN INDIA. 11 pp. accessed 31 July 2010.
  3. 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.
  4. Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
  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.
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