Vitta zebra

Vitta zebra, commonly known as the zebra nerite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.[1]

Vitta zebra
A live specimen of the zebra nerite
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Neritimorpha
clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily:
Neritoidea
Family:
Neritidae
Genus:
Vitta
Species:
V. zebra
Binomial name
Vitta zebra
(Bruguière, 1792)
Synonyms
  • Nerita zebra Bruguière, 1792 (original combination)
  • Neritina zebra (Bruguière, 1792)

Description

Its maximum size is 1 inch. It is yellow with black stripes. It has an operculum.

Distribution

Trinidad and Tobago and Brazil

References
  1. {MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Vitta zebra (Bruguière, 1792). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1366118 on 2021-09-27
  • Eichhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 2. Harxheim: Conchbooks. Pp. 696-1366
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