Neripteron violaceum
Neripteron violaceum is a species of brackish water snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.
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(unranked): | clade Neritimorpha |
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Species: | N. violaceum |
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Neripteron violaceum (Gmelin, 1791) | |
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Dostia crepidularia (Lamarck, 1822) |
Description
Human use
It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.[2]
References
- Bouchet, P. (2016). Neripteron violaceum (Gmelin, 1791). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=875310 on 2017-11-10
- 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
External links
- "Familie Neritidae – Nixenschnecken". schnecken-und-muscheln.de (in German). Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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