Overview
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Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 314 meters (0 to 1,030 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Neritaemorphi
()
- Koken, 1896
- Order:
Neritopsina
()
- Cox & Knight, 1960
- Superfamily:
Neritoidea
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Superfamily:
Neritoidea
(
- Order:
Neritopsina
(
- Superorder:
Neritaemorphi
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Nerita
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 4 species and subspecies in this genus:
N. fulgurans (Antillean Nerite) · N. peloronta (Bleeding Tooth) · N. tessellata (Checkered Nerite) · N. versicolor (Four-Tooth Nerite)
More Info
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- Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
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- Abbott, R.T., 1983, Compendium of Seashells, pg.53.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 07, 2007:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1921243
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16082109
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2042289
Footnotes
- Mean = 81.780 meters (268.307 feet), Standard Deviation = 119.580 based on 9 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
