Clithon diadema

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Clithon diadema
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Apertural view of Clithon diadema shell. Scale bar is 10 mm.
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Abapertural view of Clithon diadema shell. Scale bar is 10 mm.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Neritimorpha
clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily:
Neritoidea
Family:
Neritidae
Subfamily:
Neritinae
Tribe:
Theodoxini
Genus:
Clithon
Species:
C. diadema
Binomial name
Clithon diadema
(Récluz, 1841)
Synonyms [1]
  • Nerita cardinalisLe Guillou, 1841
  • Nerita diadema Récluz, 1841 (original combination)
  • Nerita michaudiRécluz, 1841
  • Nerita (Clithon) donovaniRécluz, 1843
  • Neritella penicillata Gould, 1859
  • Neritina bifasciata Schepman, 1918
  • Neritina cyanostomaMorelet, 1853
  • Neritina donovanaG.B. Sowerby II, 1849
  • Neritina horridaMabille, 1895
  • Neritina muticaG.B. Sowerby II, 1849
  • Neritina paziGassies, 1858
  • Neritina subocellataSchepman, 1885

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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Description

Clithon diadema shell. Clithon diadema 01.JPG
Clithon diadema shell.
Clithon diadema shell. Clithon diadema 02.JPG
Clithon diadema shell.

Human use

It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ 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
  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 ONE11(8): e0161130. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0161130


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