Neritodryas cornea: Difference between revisions

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| binomial = ''Neritodryas cornea''

| binomial_authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]])

| synonyms_ref = <ref>Bouchet, P.; Marshall, B. (2017). ''Neritodryas cornea'' (Linnaeus, 1758). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=850635 on 2017-12-12</ref><ref>http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/speciestaxon?id=4760</ref>

| synonyms = ''Nerita cornea''

''Nerita cornea'' Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)<br/>

''Neritina amphibia'' Lesson, 1831<br/>

''Neritina ampullaria'' Lesson, 1831

}}

The '''horny nerite''',<ref>http://www.gastropods.com/0/Shell_2490.shtml</ref> '''''Neritodryas cornea''''', is a species of [[freshwater snail]], an aquatic [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the family [[Neritidae]], the nerites.

==Description==

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|[[File:Neritodryas cornea shell.png|left|thumb|Apertural view of a shell of ''Neritodryas cornea''.]]

|[[File:Neritodryas cornea shell 2.png|left|thumb|Abapertural view of a shell of ''Neritodryas cornea''.]]

|}

==Human use==

It is a part of ornamental [[pet trade]] for [[Freshwater aquarium|freshwater aquaria]].<ref name="Ng 2016">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}}</ref>

== References ==

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==External links==

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