| Clithon mertonianum | |
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| Apertural view of Clithon mertonianum shell. Scale bar is 10 mm. | |
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| Abapertural view of Clithon mertonianum shell. Scale bar is 10 mm. | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Mollusca | 
| Class: | Gastropoda | 
| Subclass: | Neritimorpha | 
| Order: | Cycloneritida | 
| Family: | Neritidae | 
| Genus: | Clithon | 
| Species: | C. mertonianum | 
| Binomial name | |
| Clithon mertonianum (Récluz, 1843) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Nerita mertoniana Récluz, 1843 | |
Clithon mertonianum is a species of a freshwater snail with an operculum, a nerite. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.
Human use
It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.[2]
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2016). Clithon mertonianum (Récluz, 1843). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=873247 on 2017-11-30
- ↑ 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
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