Neritona juttingae
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| Apertural view of a shell of Neritina juttingae. Scale bar is 10 mm. | |
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| Species: | N. juttingae
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| Neritina juttingae Mienis, 1973[1]
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Nerita aculeata Gmelin, 1791, non Müller, 1774 | |
Neritina juttingae, also known as the King Koopa Nerite Snail, is a species of a freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.
Description
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Abapertural view of a shell of Neritina juttingae. Scale bar is 10 mm. There are remains of egg capsules of a neritid on the shell. -
Neritina juttingae shells and operculum.
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Human use
It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.[2]
References
- ^ a b Mienis H. K. (1973). "Notes on recent and fossil Neritidae 3. Neritina juttingae, new name for Nerita aculeata Gmelin, 1791, non Müller, 1774 (Mollusca, Gastropoda)". Basteria 37: 1–2.
- ^ 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 unflagged free DOI (link)
External links
Media related to Neritina juttingae at Wikimedia Commons