Clithon diadema

Clithon diadema is a species of brackish water and freshwater snail with an operculum, a nerite. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.

Clithon diadema
Apertural view of Clithon diadema shell. Scale bar is 10 mm.
Abapertural view of Clithon diadema shell. Scale bar is 10 mm.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Neritimorpha
clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily:
Neritoidea
Family:
Neritidae
Subfamily:
Neritinae
Tribe:
Theodoxini
Genus:
Clithon
Species:
C. diadema
Binomial name
Clithon diadema
(Récluz, 1841)
Synonyms[1]

Nerita diadema Récluz, 1841 (original combination)
Neritella penicillata Gould, 1859
Neritina bifasciata Schepman, 1918
Neritina subocellata Schepman, 1885

Description
Clithon diadema shell.
Clithon diadema shell.

Human use

It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.[2]

References
  1. Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2016). Clithon diadema (Récluz, 1841). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=737508 on 2017-11-29
  2. 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


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