Neritina iris

Neritina iris
Apertural view of a shell of Neritina iris. 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: Neritina
Species:
N. iris
Binomial name
Neritina iris
Mousson, 1849

Neritina iris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.

Distribution

Mayotte.

Description

Abapertural view of a shell of Neritina iris. Scale bar is 10 mm.

Human use

It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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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