Neripteron auriculatum

Neripteron auriculatum is a species of brackish water and freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.

Neripteron auriculatum
Neripteron auriculatum shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Neritidae
Genus: Neripteron
Species:
N. auriculatum
Binomial name
Neripteron auriculatum
(Lamarck, 1816)
Synonyms[1]
  • Neripteron (Neripteron) auriculatum (Lamarck, 1816)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Neripteron schneideri Riech, 1935
  • Nerita dubia Turton, 1932
  • Nerita subalata Souleyet, 1842
  • Nerita tomlini Turton, 1933
  • Neritina (Neripteron) auriculata Lamarck, 1816
  • Neritina alata Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829
  • Neritina auriculata Lamarck, 1816 (original combination)
  • Neritina deshayesii Pease, 1868
  • Neritina inaurita Mörch, 1872
  • Neritina layardi Reeve, 1855
  • Neritina marmorata Brazier, 1877

Neripteron auriculatum is the type species of the genus Neripteron.[1]

Distribution

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India

Description

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Apertural view of a shell of Neripteron auriculatum.

Human use

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

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2016). Neripteron auriculatum (Lamarck, 1816). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=873815 on 2017-12-07
  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 ONE 11(8): e0161130. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161130
  • Turton W.H. (1932). Marine Shells of Port Alfred, S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London, xvi + 331 pp., 70 pls
  • Eichhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 1. Harxheim: Conchbooks. 695 pp
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