Nerita fulgurans

Nerita fulgurans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.[2]

Nerita fulgurans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Neritimorpha
clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily:
Neritoidea
Family:
Neritidae
Genus:
Nerita
Species:
N. fulgurans
Binomial name
Nerita fulgurans
Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms[1]
  • Nerita antillarum Gmelin, 1791
  • Nerita nigreola Röding, 1798
  • Nerita praecognita C. B. Adams, 1845
  • Nerita albipunctata Reeve, 1855
  • Nerita lindae Petuch, 1988

Distribution

Usually found on hard structures in estuarine conditions protected from significant wave action. Found along the Atlantic coast of Florida, as far North as the St. Augustine inlet, to the south it has been identified on the island Barbados.[3]

Description
Nerita fulgurans shells

Nerita fulgurans is dark in colour with various shades of yellow and black on the shell.[4] The maximum recorded shell length is 37 mm.[5]

Circulatory system: The osmotic pressure of the hemolymph of Nerita fulgurans is 1060 mOsm.[6]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[5] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[5] The snail occupies the high rocky intertodal zone and prefers brackish habitats such as mangrove forests and seagrass beds.[4]

References
  1. Malacolog : Nerita fulgurans
  2. Nerita fulgurans Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.
  3. das Chagas, Rafael Anaisce; da Silva, Rosana Esther Oliveira; Freire, Cibele Cristina Oeiras; Barros, Mara Rúbia Ferreira; Dos Santos, Wagner César Rosa; dos Santos, Weverton John Pinheiro; Herrmann, Marko (21 May 2020). "Marine gastropods of Accra Beach, Barbados, North Atlantic Ocean". Neotropical Biology and Conservation. 15 (2): 121–133. doi:10.3897/neotropical.15.e49624. ISSN 2236-3777.
  4. "Indian River Lagoon Species Inventory Taxon Profile". www.irlspecies.org. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  5. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  6. Colin Little (1983). The Colonisation of Land: Origins and Adaptations of Terrestrial Animals. Cambridge University Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-521-25218-8.
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