Biology:Clithon lentiginosum

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Clithon lentiginosum
Clithon lentiginosum shell.png
Apertural view of Clithon lentiginosum shell. Scale bar is 10 mm.
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Abapertural view of Clithon lentiginosum shell. Scale bar is 10 mm.
Scientific classification
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Neritinae
Tribe:
Theodoxini
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C. lentiginosum
Binomial name
Clithon lentiginosum
(Reeve, 1855)
Synonyms[1]

Neritina lentiginosa Reeve, 1855

Clithon lentiginosum is a species of a freshwater snail with an operculum, a nerite. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.

Human use

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

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2016). Clithon lentiginosum. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=873242 on 2017-11-29
  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

Wikidata ☰ Q48970318 entry