Neritona juttingae

Neritona juttingae, also known as the King Koopa Nerite Snail, is a species of a freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae. [2]

Neritona juttingae
Apertural view of a shell of Neritona juttingae. Scale bar is 10 mm.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
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Subfamily:
Neritininae
Tribe:
Neritinini
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Species:
N. juttingae
Binomial name
Neritona juttingae
(Mienis, 1973)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Nerita aculeata Gmelin, 1791 (unavailable: a junior homonym of Nerita aculeata O.F. Müller, 1774)
  • Nerita aculeata Gmelin, 1791, non Müller, 1774
  • Neritina juttingae Mienis, 1973

Description

Distribution

The holotype was found in the River Musi near Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia.

Human use

It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.[3]

References

  1. Mienis H. K. (1973). "Notes on recent and fossil Neritidae 3. Neritina juttingae, new name for Nerita aculeata Gmelin, 1791, non Müller, 1774 (Mollusca, Gastropoda)". Basteria 37: 1–2.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritona juttingae (Mienis, 1973). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1329625 on 2021-09-26
  3. 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
  • Eichhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 2. Harxheim: Conchbooks. Pp. 696-1366

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