Neripteron vespertinum is a species of freshwater snail,[1] an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Neritidae.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Superfamily: | Neritoidea |
| Family: | Neritidae |
| Genus: | Neripteron |
| Species: | N. vespertinum
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| Binomial name | |
| Neripteron vespertinum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)
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Description
editIts shell is flattened, generally thin, covered in a thick epidermis, and has a smooth interior and exterior.[3] The shell has an apparent olive green color that slickly grades into a dark black or a light brown color.[4] The width of the shell can go up to 1 inch, with wing resembling projections that start from the apex.[4]
Distribution and habitat
editThis species is endemic to Hawai'i[3] and is traditionally found on all the Hawaiian Islands.[5] This mollusk is almost always found in freshwater,[3] specifically the slightly briny bottommost untouched small streams near big rocks.[6] They are also found in estuaries, on firm surfaces such as rocks, boulders, and bridge supports.[7]
Conservation status
editThe conservation status for the N. vespertinum is currently critically imperiled. Possible or ongoing threats to this mollusk include stream channelization and burial, pollution, water diversions; which have strained the distribution and abundance of these mollusks. Even more so, runoff or extensive flooding-resulting in high sedimentation turbidity, nutrients, trash and other pollutants emptying into streams, rivers, estuaries, and oceans also pose a crucial threat.[5]
References
edit- ^ Mouthon, J. (1981). "Typologie des Mollusques des eaux courantes. Organisation biotypologique et groupements socioécologiques". Annales de Limnologie (in French). 17 (2): 143–162. doi:10.1051/limn/1981018. ISSN 0003-4088.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Neripteron vespertinum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ a b c Sowerby, G. B.; Sowerby, G. B.; Sowerby, G. B. (1855). Thesaurus conchyliorum, or, Monographs of genera of shells. Vol. v.2 (1855). London: Sowerby.
- ^ a b "Native Animals". Division of Aquatic Resources. 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ a b "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Wi, Neripteron vespertinum". www.keokistender.com. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ Fitzsimmons, J. M.; Parham, J. E.; Benson, L. K.; McRae, M. G.; Nishimoto, R. T. (April 2005). "Biological assessment of Kahana Stream, Island of O'ahu, Hawai'i: An application of PABITRA survey methods". Pacific Science. 59 (2): 273–281. ISSN 0030-8870.