Vittina coromandeliana

Vittina coromandeliana
Apertural view of a shell of Vittina coromandeliana. Scale bar is 10 mm.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Neritimorpha
clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily: Neritoidea
Family: Neritidae
Genus: Vittina
Species: V. coromandeliana
Binomial name
Vittina coromandeliana
Synonyms

Neritina coromandeliana G. B. Sowerby I, 1832

Vittina coromandeliana, also known as Neritina coromandeliana, is a species of a freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.

Distribution

Distribution of Vittina coromandeliana includes Indonesia and Philippines.[1]

Description

Abapertural view of a shell of Vittina coromandeliana. Scale bar is 10 mm.

Human use

Vittina coromandeliana is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Köhler, F. & Rintelen, T. (2011). Neritina coromandeliana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T189283A8711266. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T189283A8711266.en. Downloaded on 28 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Marshall, B. (2016). Vittina coromandeliana. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=850637 on 2017-12-28
  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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