Neritona juttingae

{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}

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| image = Neritina juttingae shell.png

| image_caption = Apertural view of a shell of Neritona juttingae. Scale bar is 10 mm.

| genus = Neritona

| species = juttingae

| authority = (Mienis, 1973)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.

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| synonyms =

  • 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

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Neritona juttingae is a species of a freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Neritidae.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

Description

File:Neritina juttingae shell 2.png|Abapertural view of a shell of Neritina juttingae. Scale bar is 10 mm. There are remains of egg capsules of a neritid on the shell.

File:Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.150582 - Neritona juttingae (Mienis, 1973) - Neritidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg|Neritina juttingae shells and operculum.

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.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}}

References

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  • Eichhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 2. Harxheim: Conchbooks. Pp. 696-1366