Zebra nerite snail, Vittina natalensis, formerly classified in the genus Neritina, is a small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk of the family Neritidae, native to fresh and brackish waters of eastern and southern Africa. Also known as the spotted nerite or red spotted snail, it must return to brackish water to reproduce even though it lives most of its life in fresh water, and it has become a popular aquarium snail valued for its algae-eating habits and patterned shell.
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Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Vittina natalensis
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Source GBIF: Vittina natalensis
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. World Register of Marine Species: WoRMS: Vittina natalensis
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"isMarine": 0, "isBrackish": 0, "isFreshwater": 1, "isTerrestrial": 0
2. Vittina natalensis (Wikipedia)
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Vittina natalensis, commonly known as spotted nerite, red spotted snail or zebra nerite, is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.
3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Vittina natalensis
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"canonicalName": "Vittina natalensis"
GBIF: Vittina natalensis
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Brackish: in small streams, near the mouth, on and under stones, often in mud.
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