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Nerita fulgurans

Nerita fulgurans

(Gmelin, 1791)
Nerita Del Golfo De México

Family: Neritidae
Order: Cycloneritimorpha
Class: Gastropoda
Phylum / Division: Mollusca
Kingdom: Animalia

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Nerita fulgurans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.

Distribution: Usually found on hard structures in estuarine conditions protected from significant wave action. Found along the Atlantic coast of Florida, as far North as the St. Augustine inlet, to the south it has been identified on the island Barbados.

 Nerita fulgurans is dark in colour with various shades of yellow and black on the shell. The maximum recorded shell length is 37 mm.

Circulatory system: The osmotic pressure of the hemolymph of Nerita fulgurans is 1060 mOsm.

Habitat: Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 0 m. The snail occupies the high rocky intertodal zone and prefers brackish habitats such as mangrove forests and seagrass beds.

Source: Wikipedia, article Nerita fulgurans. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 01/10/2026.





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Photography ID: 707308
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Santa Marta
Magdalena
Colombia
02/22/2025
Diego Alfonso Rosa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
253807822/02/2025ColombiaMagdalenaPlaya Puerto Gaira, Santa MartaDiego Alfonso Rosa
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Nerita fulgurans – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 02/10/2026.