Puperita pupa
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| Puperita pupa: A. ventral view, B. dorsal view; C. Operculum external view; D. Operculum internal view. E. detail of the color standard. | |
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| Four Shells of Puperita pupa showing color variation, one showing the ventral side and on the lower left, an operculum | |
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| Puperita pupa (Linnaeus, 1767)
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Puperita pupa, commonly known as zebra nerite, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.[1][2]
Description[edit]
The shell is thin but strong, globular, not presenting a prominent spire. There are 2 to 3 whorls, the outer lip is thin and sharp, the columellar area is polished and has a broad wall. The largest known specimens reach 10.6 mm. Th shell coloration is variable but is characterized by axial bands of black and white like a zebra. The opening is gray with an ocher-colored parietal callus area, and the operculum is bright yellow [3][4]
Distribution[edit]
Puperita pupa is a nerite that is widely distributed in the area of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
- Caribbean Sea[1]
- Cayman Islands[1]
- Colombia[1]
- Costa Rica[1]
- Cuba[1]
- Gulf of Mexico[1]
- Hispaniola[1]
- Jamaica[1]
- Lesser Antilles[1]
- Mexico[1]
- San Andres[1]
- Venezuela[5]
This species occurs in brackish water on the West Indian island of Dominica.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Puperita pupa (Linnaeus, 1767). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.
- ^ "Zebra Nerite Snail". The Brackish Tank. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ Aboott, R. Tucker. 1954: “American Seashells”. D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc, Toronto – Canadá. 541p.
- ^ Morris, Percy A. 1973: “A field guide to shells of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the West Indies”. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston EE.UU. 330p
- ^ Baker, H. Burrington. 1923: “The mollusca collected by the University of Michigan-Willianson expedition in Venezuela”. Occasional Paper of the Museum of Zoology. University of Michigan, 152:1-159.
- ^ (in German) Starmühlner F. von (1988). "Ergebnisse der Österreichisch-Französischen Hydrobiologischen Mission 1979 nach Guadeloupe, Dominica und Martinique (Kleine Antillen). Teil II: Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Süß- und Brackwassermollusken von Guadeloupe, Dominica und Martinique". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien Serie B, 90: 221-340. PDF.
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