Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Neritoidea Subfamily Neritininae Scientific name Neritina punctulata Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Neritidae Tribe Neritinini Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Neritina, Neritina reclivata, Neritina virginea, Neritina gagates, Pomacea glauca | ||
Neritina punctulata is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.
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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.
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