''Mienerita'' is a
genus of medium-sized to small
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s with a
gill and an
operculum,
marine
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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 ...
mollusc
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s in the subfamily
Neritinae of the
family Neritidae, the nerites.
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MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Mienerita Dekker, 2000. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=713896 on 2021-09-20]
Species
* ''
Mienerita debilis
''Mienerita debilis'' 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 com ...
''
(Dufo, 1840)
References
* Eichhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 1. Harxheim: Conchbooks. 695 pp
External links
Dekker, H. (2000). The Neritidae from the circumarabian seas. Vita Marina. 47(2): 29-64
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Neritidae