Vitta glabrata

Vitta glabrata is a species of brackish water[1] snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.[2]

Vitta glabrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Neritimorpha
clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily:
Neritoidea
Family:
Neritidae
Genus:
Vitta
Species:
V. glabrata
Binomial name
Vitta glabrata
(Sowerby, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Clithon glabrata [sic] (incorrect gender ending)
  • Clithon glabratum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)
  • Neritina glabrata G. B. Sowerby II, 1849

Description

The length of the shell is 8.5 mm.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in Africa from Gambia to Angola.

References
  1. Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Vitta glabrata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1362570 on 2021-09-26
  • Eichhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 2. Harxheim: Conchbooks. Pp. 696-1366


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