Clithon mertonianum
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| image = Clithon mertonianum shell.png
| image_caption = Apertural view of Clithon mertonianum shell. Scale bar is 10 mm.
| image2 = Clithon mertonianum shell 2.png
| image2_caption = Abapertural view of Clithon mertonianum shell. Scale bar is 10 mm.
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| genus = Clithon
| species = mertonianum
| authority = (Récluz, 1843)
| synonyms =
Nerita mertoniana Récluz, 1843
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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.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|doi-access=free}}
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Clithon mertonianum}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 1843
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