Neritina natalensis

Neritina natalensis
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Neritimorpha clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily:	Neritoidea
Family:	Neritidae
Subfamily:	Neritininae
Tribe:	Neritinini
Genus:	Neritina
Species:	N. natalensis
Binomial name
Neritina natalensis Reeve, L.A., 1845

Neritina natalensis is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.

This is a popular aquarium snail, sold because it looks attractive and eats algae in freshwater tanks.

Distribution

This species occurs in Africa: in Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, and Tanzania.^[1]

Human use

Zebra Nerite Snail.

This species is a common choice of algae-eating snail among freshwater aquarists. In the aquarium trade, the striped shell of this species has caused it to be known as the Tiger Snail, Zebra Snail, or Zebra Nerite. The name zebra nerite is misleading because there are several species of nerite that have that as a common name, including Puperita pupa, a small marine nerite from the tropical Western Atlantic.)

In an aquarium, the shell of this species grows to about 2.5 cm (one inch) in diameter. This snail prefers an aquarium temperature of 22 to 26°C. The snail will venture to the top of the aquarium, and come out of the water from time to time.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Brown, D.S. 1996. Neritina natalensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 07 August 2007.

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