Neritina punctulata
| Neritina punctulata | |
|---|---|
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| Shell & opercule of Neritina punctulata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Neritimorpha clade Cycloneritimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Neritoidea |
| Family: | Neritidae |
| Subfamily: | Neritininae |
| Tribe: | Neritinini |
| Genus: | Neritina |
| Species: | N. punctulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Neritina punctulata Lamarck, 1816 | |
Neritina punctulata is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.
Distribution
Distribution of Neritina punctulata include:
Ecology
Neritina punctulata lives in rivers.
The estimation of the lifespan is at least 3-7 years.[1] Neritina punctulata migrates upstream during lifespan.[1]
It is a grazer, that feeds on algae.[1] It is dominant grazer in Río Mameyes.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Pyron M. & Covich A. P. (2003). "Migration Patterns, Densities, and Growth of Neritina punctulata Snails in Rio Espiritu Santo and Rio Mameyes, Northeastern Puerto Rico". Caribbean Journal of Science 39(3): 338-347. PDF.
- ↑ Pilsbry H. A. (1892). "On a collection of land Mollusca from the Island of Dominica, West Indies". Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Science 8: 356-358.
- ↑ Reeves W. K., Dillon Jr. R. T. & Dasch G. A. (2008). "Freshwater snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Commonwealth of Dominica with a discussion of their roles in the transmission of parasites". American Malacological Bulletin 24: 59-63. doi:10.4003/0740-2783-24.1.59. PDF.
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