Neritilia manoeli is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Neritiliidae.
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| Species: | N. manoeli
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| Neritilia manoeli (Dohrn, 1866)
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Neritina manoeli (Dohrn, 1866) | |
The survival of this species is threatened by habitat loss. The width of the adult shell is 4 mm.[2]
Ecology
Distribution
This species is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe and Cameroon.[1]
Habitat
This nerite lives in rivers.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Jørgensen A. (2008). Neritilia manoeli. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 June 2011.
- ^ Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.