Neritina turrita

Neritina turrita
Neritina turrita shell.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Neritimorpha
clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily: Neritoidea
Family: Neritidae
Subfamily: Neritininae
Tribe: Neritinini
Genus: Neritina
Species: N. turrita
Binomial name
Neritina turrita
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[2]

Nerita turrita Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
Vittina turrita (Gmelin, 1791)
Neritina palmae Dall, 1885

Neritina turrita is a species of a marine and freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.

Distribution

Distribution of Neritina turrita includes countries surrounding the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean: India, ...[1]

Description

Apertural view of a shell of Neritina turrita. Scale bar is 10 mm.
Abapertural view of a shell of Neritina turrita. Scale bar is 10 mm.
Narrow banded form of Neritina turrita.

Human use

Neritina turrita is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Van Damme, D. (2016). Neritina turrita. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T91290016A91290023. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T91290016A91290023.en. Downloaded on 30 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2013). Neritina turrita (Gmelin, 1791). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=737532 on 2017-12-30
  3. ↑ 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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