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]
Distributionedit
Puperita pupa is a nerite that is widely distributed in the area of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
^"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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puperita, pupa, other, species, nerites, also, known, zebra, nerite, zebra, nerite, commonly, known, zebra, nerite, species, small, snail, marine, gastropod, mollusk, family, neritidae, nerites, ventral, view, dorsal, view, operculum, external, view, operculum. For other species of nerites also known as zebra nerite see Zebra nerite 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 Puperita pupaPuperita 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 operculumScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum MolluscaClass Gastropoda unranked clade Neritimorphaclade CycloneritimorphaSuperfamily NeritoideaFamily NeritidaeGenus PuperitaSpecies P pupaBinomial namePuperita pupa Linnaeus 1767 Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 References 4 External links 4 1 VideosDescription editThe 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 editPuperita 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 Canada 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 Starmuhlner F von 1988 Ergebnisse der Osterreichisch Franzosischen Hydrobiologischen Mission 1979 nach Guadeloupe Dominica und Martinique Kleine Antillen Teil II Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Suss und Brackwassermollusken von Guadeloupe Dominica und Martinique Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien Serie B 90 221 340 PDF External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Puperita pupa nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Puperita pupa ZipcodeZoo com Puperita pupa Zebra Nerite Videos edit Youtube Zebra Nerite snails Puperita pupa This Neritidae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Puperita pupa amp oldid 1195648600, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
