Clithon mertonianum

Clithon mertonianum
Apertural view of Clithon mertonianum shell. Scale bar is 10 mm.
Abapertural view of Clithon mertonianum shell. Scale bar is 10 mm.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Neritidae
Genus: Clithon
Species:
C. mertonianum
Binomial name
Clithon mertonianum
(Récluz, 1843)
Synonyms[1]

Nerita mertoniana Récluz, 1843

Clithon mertonianum 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 mertonianum (Récluz, 1843). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=873247 on 2017-11-30
  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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