Spotted Nerite [Clithon oualaniense]
Description
Clithon oualaniense, commonly known as the Spotted Nerite, is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum. The shell of this species is usually olive green with black spots, and it has a characteristic round shape. Like others in its genus, it prefers slow-moving freshwater habitats where it grazes on algae. It is native to parts of Southeast Asia.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
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|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
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| Order |
Cycloneritimorpha
Cycloneritimorpha
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| Family |
Neritidae
Neritidae
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| Genus |
Clithon
Clithon
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