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Vitta piratica

Vitta piratica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.

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Vitta piratica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Neritidae
Genus: Vitta
Species:
V. piratica
Binomial name
Vitta piratica
(Russell, 1940)
Synonyms

Neritina piratica Russell, 1940

Vitta piratica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.1

Distribution

The holotype of this species was found in the Wounta Lagoon, Nicaragua.

References

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Vitta piratica (Russell, 1940). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1355743 on 2021-09-26
  • Russell H. D. 1940. Some new Neritidae from the West Indies. Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural “Felipe Poey”, 14(4): 257–262, pl. 46.
  • Eichhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 2. Harxheim: Conchbooks. pp. 696–1366.