Clithon mertonianum

Clithon mertonianum
Apertural view of Clithon mertonianum shell. Scale bar is 10 mm.
Abapertural view of Clithon mertonianum shell. Scale bar is 10 mm.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Neritimorpha
clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily: Neritoidea
Family: Neritidae
Subfamily: Neritinae
Tribe: Theodoxini
Genus: Clithon
Species: C. mertonianum
Binomial name
Clithon mertonianum
(Récluz, 1843)
Synonyms[1]

Nerita mertoniana Récluz, 1843

Clithon mertonianum is a species of a freshwater snail with an operculum, a nerite. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.

Human use

It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.[2]

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2016). Clithon mertonianum (Récluz, 1843). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=873247 on 2017-11-30
  2. Ng, T. H., Tan, S. K., Wong, W. H., Meier, R., Chan, S. Y., Tan, H. H., & Yeo, D. C. (2016). "Molluscs for sale: assessment of freshwater gastropods and bivalves in the ornamental pet trade". PLoS ONE 11(8): e0161130. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161130


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