''Vittina'' is a
genus of brackish water and
freshwater snail
Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks which live in fresh water. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and springs ...
s with an
operculum, aquatic
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the subfamily
Neritininae of the family
Neritidae, the nerites.
[Sartori, André F. (2014). ''Vittina'' H. B. Baker, 1924. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818773 on 2017-12-30]
''Vittina'' may be also recognized as a subgenus of the genus ''
Neritina
''Neritina'' (common name: nerite snails), is a genus of small aquatic snails with an operculum in the family Neritidae, the nerites.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritina Lamarck, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Speci ...
''.
Species
Species in the genus ''Vittina'' include:
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Vittina adumbrata
''Vittina'' is a genus of brackish water and freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Neritininae of the family Neritidae, the nerites. Sartori, André F. (2014). ''Vittina'' H. B. Baker, 1924. In: Mollu ...
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(Reeve, 1856)
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Vittina aquatilis
''Vittina'' is a genus of brackish water and freshwater snails with an Operculum (gastropod), operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Neritininae of the family Neritidae, the nerites. Sartori, André F. (2014). ''Vittina'' H. B. B ...
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(Reeve, 1856)
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Vittina coromandeliana
''Vittina coromandeliana'', also known as ''Neritina coromandeliana'', is a species of a freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.
Distribution
Distribution of ''Vittina coromandeliana'' includes Indonesia and Phil ...
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(G. B. Sowerby I, 1836)
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Vittina cumingiana
''Vittina'' is a genus of brackish water and freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Neritininae of the family Neritidae, the nerites. Sartori, André F. (2014). ''Vittina'' H. B. Baker, 1924. In: Mo ...
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(Récluz, 1842)
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Vittina gagates
''Vittina gagates'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class compr ...
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(Lamarck, 1822)
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Vittina jovis
''Vittina'' is a genus of brackish water and freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Neritininae of the family Neritidae, the nerites. Sartori, André F. (2014). ''Vittina'' H. B. Baker, 1924. In: Mo ...
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(Récluz, 1843)
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Vittina natalensis
''Vittina natalensis'', common name spotted nerite, is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Vittina natalensis (Reev ...
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(Reeve, 1855)
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Vittina pennata
''Vittina'' is a genus of brackish water and freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Neritininae of the family Neritidae, the nerites. Sartori, André F. (2014). ''Vittina'' H. B. Baker, 1924. In: Mollu ...
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(Born, 1778)
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Vittina plumbea
''Vittina'' is a genus of brackish water and freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Neritininae of the family Neritidae, the nerites. Sartori, André F. (2014). ''Vittina'' H. B. Baker, 1924. In: Mo ...
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(G.W. Sowerby II, 1849)
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Vittina pomahakaensis
''Vittina'' is a genus of brackish water and freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Neritininae of the family Neritidae, the nerites. Sartori, André F. (2014). ''Vittina'' H. B. Baker, 1924. In: Mollu ...
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(Finlay, 1924)
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Vittina pouchetii
''Vittina'' is a genus of brackish water and freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Neritininae of the family Neritidae, the nerites. Sartori, André F. (2014). ''Vittina'' H. B. Baker, 1924. In: Mollu ...
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(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
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Vittina roissyana''
(Récluz, 1841)
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Vittina semiconica''
(Lamarck, 1822)
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Vittina serrulata''
(Récluz, 1842)
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Vittina smithii''
(W. Wood, 1828)
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Vittina solium''
(Récluz, 1846)
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Vittina turrita
''Vittina turrita'' is a species of aquatic snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Vittina turrita (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespeci ...
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(Gmelin, 1791)
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Vittina turtoni
''Vittina'' is a genus of brackish water and freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Neritininae of the family Neritidae, the nerites. Sartori, André F. (2014). ''Vittina'' H. B. Baker, 1924. In: Mollu ...
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(Récluz, 1843)
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Vittina variegata
''Vittina'' is a genus of brackish water and freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Neritininae of the family Neritidae, the nerites. Sartori, André F. (2014). ''Vittina'' H. B. Baker, 1924. In: Mollu ...
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(Lesson, 1831)
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Vittina waigiensis
''Vittina waigiensis'', commonly known as the red racer nerite or the gold racer nerite, is a species of a freshwater, brackish water, or marine snail native to the Philippines and Indonesia (Sulawesi and the Maluku Islands). It belongs to the fa ...
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(Lesson, 1831)
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Vittina wallisiarum
''Vittina'' is a genus of brackish water and freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Neritininae of the family Neritidae, the nerites. Sartori, André F. (2014). ''Vittina'' H. B. Baker, 1924. In: Mollu ...
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(Récluz, 1850)
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Taxon inquirendum
In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.
The term ...
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* ''Vittina striolata''
(Récluz, 1841)
References
* Baker, H. B. (1924). Notes on the radula of the Neritidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 75: 117-178, pl. 9-16.
External links
Bourne G.C. (1909). Contributions to the morphology of the group Neritacea of aspidobranch gastropods. Part I. The Neritidae. ''Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London'' for 1908. 810–887
Neritidae
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