''Neritina pulligera'', common name the dusky nerite, is a

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Neritidae Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a distinctive operculum. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritininae Poey, 1852. Accessed through: ...

. ''Neritina pulligera'' is the

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of the genus ''Neritina''.Brown D. S. (1994). ''Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance''.

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Subspecies

There are two subspecies: * ''Neritina pulligera knorii'' * ''Neritina pulligera stumpfi''

Description

The length of the shell 23 mm.

Distribution

Distribution includes: * Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland) * 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 * South-East Asia: ** Indonesia (Bali, Irian Jaya, Jawa, Kalimantan, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Sulawesi, Sumatera) ** Malaysia ** Thailand ** Philippines *

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(Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands) * lands in Indian Ocean: Mauritius (Mauritius main island, Rodrigues), Réunion, Seychelles * Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa (Eastern Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal), Mozambique,

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* and in the Pacific Ocean along

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. It is a

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species in Africa. The

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is "in Indiæ fluviis".

Ecology

''Neritina pulligera'' lives in fast-flowing freshwater streams and in rivers. It is found on rocky substrates. Population density of ''Neritina pulligera'' is 2-7 snails per m² in

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References

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
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Neritina Pulligera Neritidae Gastropods described in 1767 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus