Neritodryas cornea

The horny nerite,[3] Neritodryas cornea, is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites. [4]

Horny nerite
Two shells of Neritodryas cornea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Neritimorpha
Superfamily:
Neritoidea
Family:
Neritidae
Tribe:
Theodoxini
Genus:
Neritodryas
Species:
N. cornea
Binomial name
Neritodryas cornea
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Nerita cornea Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
  • Neritina amphibia Lesson, 1831
  • Neritina ampullaria Lesson, 1831
  • Neritina cornea (Linnaeus, 1758) (new combination)

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
  1. 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
  2. "AnimalBase :: Nerita cornea speciestaxon homepage".
  3. "Neritodryas cornea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  4. 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
  5. "Genus summary for Neritodryas". AnimalBase, accessed 12 December 2017.
  6. 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
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