Neritodryas cornea
Horny nerite | |
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Two shells of Neritodryas cornea | |
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(unranked): | clade Neritimorpha
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Species: | N. cornea
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Neritodryas cornea | |
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The horny nerite,[3] Neritodryas cornea, is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites. [4]
Neritodryas cornea is the type species of the genus Neritodryas.[5]
Description[]
![]() Apertural view of a shell of Neritodryas cornea. |
![]() Abapertural view of a shell of Neritodryas cornea. |
Human use[]
It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.[6]
References[]
- ^ Bouchet, P.; Marshall, B. (2017). Neritodryas cornea (Linnaeus, 1758). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=850635 on 2017-12-12
- ^ "AnimalBase :: Nerita cornea speciestaxon homepage".
- ^ "Neritodryas cornea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritodryas cornea (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=850635 on 2021-09-28
- ^ "Genus summary for Neritodryas". AnimalBase, accessed 12 December 2017.
- ^ 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
- Brandt, R. A. M. (1974). The non-marine aquatic Mollusca of Thailand. Archiv für Molluskenkunde. 105: i-iv, 1-423
- Eichhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 2. Harxheim: Conchbooks. Pp. 696-1366
External links[]
- https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
- Lesson, R. P. (1830-1831). Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté, La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. Zoologie, 2
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Categories:
- Neritidae
- Gastropods described in 1758
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus