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Neritona juttingae

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Neritina juttingae
Apertural view of a shell of Neritina juttingae. Scale bar is 10 mm.
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N. juttingae
Binomial name
Neritina juttingae
Mienis, 1973[1]
Synonyms[1]

Nerita aculeata Gmelin, 1791, non Müller, 1774

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

Description

Human use

It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.[2]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  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

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