Clithon oualaniense | |
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Clithon oualaniense shells | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
Order: | Cycloneritida |
Family: | Neritidae |
Genus: | Clithon |
Species: | C. oualaniense
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Binomial name | |
Clithon oualaniense | |
Synonyms [3] | |
Neritina oualaniensis Lesson, 1831 |
Clithon oualaniense [3] is a species of brackish water [4] snail with an operculum, a nerite. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.
This species occurs in Indo-Pacific region: Nansei-shoto in Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Jawa in Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Queensland in Australia [1] India [5] and Ceylon. [4] It also occurs in American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. [1]
The coloration pattern on the shell is very variable. [4] [6]
Clithon oualaniense is a eurybiotic species. [7] It inhabits soft bottoms of intertidal habitats. [7] It can occur in high density, for example 347 snails per m² was recorded, that correspond to the biomass of 30.6 g per m². [7] It also inhabits sea grass bed with Zostera japonica. [8] The activity of Clithon oualaniense is diurnal; snails are active during the daytime and inactive at night. [8] It bury itself into the mud, when the tide is high, probably to avoid water predators. [9] They are on the surface feeding and mating when the tide is low. [9]
Clithon oualaniense is herbivorous, feeding of microalgae and on detritus. [8]
Clithon oualaniense | |
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Clithon oualaniense shell | |
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Clithon oualaniense shells | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
Order: | Cycloneritida |
Family: | Neritidae |
Genus: | Clithon |
Species: | C. oualaniense
|
Binomial name | |
Clithon oualaniense | |
Synonyms [3] | |
Neritina oualaniensis Lesson, 1831 |
Clithon oualaniense [3] is a species of brackish water [4] snail with an operculum, a nerite. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.
This species occurs in Indo-Pacific region: Nansei-shoto in Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Jawa in Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Queensland in Australia [1] India [5] and Ceylon. [4] It also occurs in American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. [1]
The coloration pattern on the shell is very variable. [4] [6]
Clithon oualaniense is a eurybiotic species. [7] It inhabits soft bottoms of intertidal habitats. [7] It can occur in high density, for example 347 snails per m² was recorded, that correspond to the biomass of 30.6 g per m². [7] It also inhabits sea grass bed with Zostera japonica. [8] The activity of Clithon oualaniense is diurnal; snails are active during the daytime and inactive at night. [8] It bury itself into the mud, when the tide is high, probably to avoid water predators. [9] They are on the surface feeding and mating when the tide is low. [9]
Clithon oualaniense is herbivorous, feeding of microalgae and on detritus. [8]