Neritilia manoeli

Neritilia manoeli is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Neritiliidae.

Neritilia manoeli
Neritilia manoeli shells

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Neritimorpha
clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily:
Helicinoidea
Family:
Neritiliidae
Genus:
Neritilia
Species:
N. manoeli
Binomial name
Neritilia manoeli
(Dohrn, 1866)
Synonyms[1]

Neritina manoeli (Dohrn, 1866)

The survival of this species is threatened by habitat loss. They are found in Principe Island, Sao Tome Island, Bibundi, and Victoria (on aquatic plants).[2]

The width of the adult shell is 4 mm.[2]

Ecology

Distribution

This species is found on São Tomé and Príncipe and in Cameroon.[1]

Habitat

The ecological habitat for this nerite is inland wetlands[3], such as rivers.[1]

References
  1. Jørgensen A. (2008). Neritilia manoeli. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 June 2011.
  2. Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
  3. "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Neritilia manoeli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000-06-30. Retrieved 2020-04-03.


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