Clithon diadema
Clithon diadema is a species of brackish water and freshwater snail with an operculum, a nerite. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.
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Apertural view of Clithon diadema shell. Scale bar is 10 mm. | |
Abapertural view of Clithon diadema shell. Scale bar is 10 mm. | |
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Subfamily: | Neritinae |
Tribe: | Theodoxini |
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Species: | C. diadema |
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Clithon diadema (Récluz, 1841) | |
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Nerita diadema Récluz, 1841 (original combination) |
Description
Human use
It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.[2]
References
- Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2016). Clithon diadema (Récluz, 1841). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=737508 on 2017-11-29
- 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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