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Vitta piratica

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Vitta piratica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
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]

Description

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Distribution

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

References

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  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.