Nereina punctulata is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nereina punctulata (Lamarck, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=873793 on 2021-09-26
Distribution Distribution of Nereina punctulata include: Puerto RicoPyron M. & Covich A. P. (2003). "Migration Patterns, Densities, and Growth of Neritina punctulata Snails in Rio Espiritu Santo and Rio Mameyes, Northeastern Puerto Rico". Caribbean Journal of Science 39(3): 338-347. PDF. DominicaPilsbry H. A. (1892). "On a collection of land Mollusca from the Island of Dominica, West Indies". Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Science 8: 356-358.Reeves W. K., Dillon Jr. R. T. & Dasch G. A. (2008). "Freshwater snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Commonwealth of Dominica with a discussion of their roles in the transmission of parasites". American Malacological Bulletin 24: 59-63. . PDF .
Ecology Nereina 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.
References
Lamarck J.B. (1816). Liste des objets représentés dans les planches de cette livraison. In: Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la Nature. Mollusques et Polypes divers. Agasse, Paris. 16 pp. Eichhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 1. Harxheim: Conchbooks. 695 pp.
External links Crosse, H. & Fischer, P. (1893). Diagnoses Molluscorum Republicae Mexicanae et Guatemalae incolarum. Journal de Conchyliologie. 40(3): 294-296