Nerita fulgurans
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Nerita fulgurans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.[2]
Distribution[]
Usually found on hard structures in estuarine conditions protected from significant wave action
Atlantic coast of Florida, as far North as the St. Augustine inlet.
Description[]
Nerita fulgurans shells
The maximum recorded shell length is 37 mm.[3]
Circulatory system: The osmotic pressure of the hemolymph of Nerita fulgurans is 1060 mOsm.[4]
Habitat[]
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[3]
References[]
- ^ Malacolog : Nerita fulgurans
- ^ Nerita fulgurans Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Colin Little (1983). The Colonisation of Land: Origins and Adaptations of Terrestrial Animals. Cambridge University Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-521-25218-8.
External links[]
Categories:
- Neritidae
- Gastropods described in 1791
- Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin
- Neritidae stubs