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. | |
Four Shells of Puperita pupa showing color variation, one showing the ventral side and on the lower left, an operculum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
Order: | Cycloneritida |
Family: | Neritidae |
Genus: | Puperita |
Species: | P. pupa |
Binomial name | |
Puperita pupa (Linnaeus, 1767) | |
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]
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]
Puperita pupa is a nerite that is widely distributed in the area of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
This species occurs in brackish water on the West Indian island of Dominica. [6]
Vittina natalensis, commonly known as spotted nerite or zebra nerite, is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites. It returns to brackish waters to reproduce. This is a popular aquarium snail, sold because it looks attractive and eats algae in freshwater tanks, but can only reproduce in saltwater or brackish water conditions.
Pomacea glauca is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.
Nerita tessellata, sometimes known as the checkered nerite, is a species of tropical sea snail with a gill and an operculum, a nerite, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.
Chicoreus brevifrons, common name the West Indian murex, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails.
Conus daucus, common name the carrot cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
Platycythara elata, common name the elongate mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Pisidium punctiferum, the striate peaclam, is a freshwater bivalve of the family Sphaeriidae.
Carinodrillia buccooensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae. This species of sea snail is additionally a member of the Gastropoda class and the Caenogastropoda subclass which encompasses marine, brackish, fresh and terrestrial life
Falsuszafrona dicomata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Falsuszafrona pulchella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Turbo castanea, common names chestnut turban, chestnut turban snail-brown and cat eye snail, is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae.
Actinotrophon actinophorus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Neritilia succinea is a species of submarine cave snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Neritiliidae.
Vitta virginea, the virgin nerite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.
Polinices lacteus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Vitta zebra, commonly known as the zebra nerite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.
Vittina waigiensis, commonly known as the red racer nerite or the gold racer nerite, is a species of a freshwater, brackish water, or marine snail native to the Philippines and Indonesia. It belongs to the family Neritidae. Red racer nerites have colorful shells that display extremely variable patterns, which makes them popular in the aquarium trade. They are also known as zebra nerites, along with other species of nerite snails with similar shell patterns.-
Zebra nerite may refer to several species of nerite snails in the aquarium trade with striped shells, including: