Neripteron violaceum
Neripteron violaceum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Neritimorpha |
Superfamily: | Neritoidea |
Family: | Neritidae |
Genus: | Neripteron |
Species: | N. violaceum |
Binomial name | |
Neripteron violaceum (Gmelin, 1791) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Dostia crepidularia (Lamarck, 1822) |
Neripteron violaceum is a species of brackish water snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.
Description
Human use
It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.[2]
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2016). Neripteron violaceum (Gmelin, 1791). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=875310 on 2017-11-10
- ↑ 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
External links
- "Familie Neritidae – Nixenschnecken". schnecken-und-muscheln.de (in German). Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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