Neritina punctulata
Encyclopedia
Neritina punctulata is a species
of freshwater snail
with an operculum
, an aquatic
gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae
, the nerites.
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
.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of freshwater snail
Freshwater snail
A freshwater snail is one kind of freshwater mollusc, the other kind being freshwater clams and mussels, i.e. freshwater bivalves. Specifically a freshwater snail is a gastropod that lives in a watery non-marine habitat. The majority of freshwater gastropods have a shell, with very few exceptions....
with an operculum
Operculum (gastropod)
The operculum, meaning little lid, is a corneous or calcareous anatomical structure which exists in many groups of sea snails and freshwater snails, and also in a few groups of land snails...
, an aquatic
Aquatic animal
An aquatic animal is an animal, either vertebrate or invertebrate, which lives in water for most or all of its life. It may breathe air or extract its oxygen from that dissolved in water through specialised organs called gills, or directly through its skin. Natural environments and the animals that...
gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae
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, marine, brackish water and freshwater gastropod mollusks in the order Neritoida....
, 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. Neritina punctulata migrates upstream during lifespan.
It is a grazer, that feeds on algae. It is dominant grazer in Río Mameyes
Río Mameyes
-See also:*List of rivers of Puerto Rico-References:*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – Caribbean Region *...
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