Neritina pulligera

Neritina pulligera
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Neritimorpha
Order:	Cycloneritida
Family:	Neritidae
Genus:	Neritina
Species:	N. pulligera
Binomial name
	Neritina pulligera; (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
	Nerita bruguierei Récluz, 1841; Nerita pulligera Linnaeus, 1767; Neritina (Neritina) pulligera (Linnaeus, 1767) (superseded combination); Neritina bruguierei [Récluz, 1841; Neritina bruguieri G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 (junior synonym of Nerita bruguierei Récluz, 1841); Neritina cirrata Philippi, 1845 (junior synonym); Neritina rara Dufo, 1840;

Neritina pulligera, common name the dusky nerite, is a species of freshwater snail,^[4]^[5] a gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.^[6]

Neritina pulligera is the type species of the genus Neritina.^[4]

Subspecies[edit]

There are two subspecies:

The length of the shell 23 mm.^[4]

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]^[5]
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.^{[citation needed]}

It is a Near Threatened species in Africa.^[1]

The type locality is "in Indiæ fluviis".^[2]

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]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Gerlach, J.; Madhyastha, A.; Köhler, F.; Van Damme, D. (2016). "Neritina pulligera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T165773A91284470. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T165773A91284470.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ Gerlach J.; Madhyastha A.; Köhler F. (2013). "Neritina pulligera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. IUCN: e.T165773A91284470. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T165773A91284470.en.|date= / |doi= mismatch
^ ^a ^b ^c Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
^ ^a ^b (file created 29 July 2010) FRESH WATER MOLLUSCAN SPECIES IN INDIA^{[permanent dead link]}. 11 pp. accessed 31 July 2010.
^ Neritina pulligera Linnaeus, 1767. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.