Nereina punctulata

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| taxon = Nereina punctulata

| authority = Lamarck, 1816

| synonyms = * Nereina lacustris de Cristofori & Jan, 1832

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Nereina punctulata is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nereina punctulata (Lamarck, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=873793 on 2021-09-26

Distribution

Distribution of Nereina punctulata include:

  • Puerto RicoPyron 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. [http://academic.uprm.edu/publications/cjs/Vol39c/39_338-347.pdf PDF].
  • DominicaPilsbry H. A. (1892). "On a collection of land Mollusca from the Island of Dominica, West Indies". Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Science 8: [https://archive.org/stream/transactionsconn08conn#page/356/mode/2up 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}}. [http://dillonr.people.cofc.edu/ReevesDillonDasch.pdf PDF] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107063626/http://dillonr.people.cofc.edu/ReevesDillonDasch.pdf |date=2010-01-07 }}.

Ecology

Nereina punctulata lives in rivers.

The estimation of the lifespan is at least 3–7 years. Neritina punctulata migrates upstream during lifespan.

It is a grazer, that feeds on algae. It is dominant grazer in Río Mameyes.

References

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  • Lamarck J.B. (1816). Liste des objets représentés dans les planches de cette livraison. In: Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la Nature. Mollusques et Polypes divers. Agasse, Paris. 16 pp.
  • Eichhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 1. Harxheim: Conchbooks. 695 pp.