Nerita senegalensis

Nerita senegalensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Neritimorpha
Order:	Cycloneritida
Family:	Neritidae
Genus:	Nerita
Species:	N. senegalensis
Binomial name
	Nerita senegalensis; Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms
	Nerita (Theliostyla) senegalensis Gmelin, 1791· accepted, alternate representation; Nerita achatina Reeve, 1855; Nerita atrata Gmelin, 1791; Nerita atrata Chemnitz, 1781 (unavailable name: published in a work placed on the Official Index); Nerita dunar Récluz, 1850; Nerita largillierti Philippi, 1849; Nerita scalpta Reeve, 1855; Neritina fraseri Reeve, 1855;

Nerita senegalensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.^[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 13 mm.

Nerita senegalensis is a marine gastropod that appears to have a preference for specific levels of the shore. According to some laboratory and field experiments, displaced snails exhibit a general 'homing' behavior when displaced down-shore or up shore. However, cues involved in this migrational behavior have yet to be identified.^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Gabon and Senegal.

References

^ 05/04/10. World Register of Marine Species.
^ Nerita senegalensis Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.
^ Antwi, D. A.; Ameyaw-Akumfi, C. (1 March 1987). "Migrational orientation in two species of littoral gastropods (Littorina angulifera and Nerita senegalensis)". Marine Biology. 94 (2): 259–263. doi:10.1007/BF00392938. ISSN 1432-1793.

Gofas, S., Afonso, J.P. & Brandào, M. (1985). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp. Printed without date.
Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
Bernard P.A. (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140 pp, 75 plates, illus

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[1] 05/04/10. World Register of Marine Species.

[WoRMS-2] Nerita senegalensis Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.

[3] Antwi, D. A.; Ameyaw-Akumfi, C. (1 March 1987). "Migrational orientation in two species of littoral gastropods (Littorina angulifera and Nerita senegalensis)". Marine Biology. 94 (2): 259–263. doi:10.1007/BF00392938. ISSN 1432-1793.

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