Neritina iris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.
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| Apertural view of a shell of Neritina iris. Scale bar is 10 mm. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Neritidae |
| Genus: | Neritina |
| Species: | N. iris
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| Binomial name | |
| Neritina iris Mousson, 1849
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Distribution edit
Mayotte.
Description edit
Human use edit
It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.[1]
References edit
- ^ 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
External links edit
Media related to Neritina iris at Wikimedia Commons