''Neripteron auriculatum'' is a species of brackish water and freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites. ''Neripteron auriculatum'' is the type species of the genus ''Neripteron''.

Distribution

Primarily found in List of non-marine molluscs of India, India, possibly also in other parts of the Indian subcontinent (''to be verified'').

Description

Human use

It is a part of ornamental pet trade for Freshwater aquarium, freshwater aquaria.Ng, T. H., Tan, S. K., Wong, W. H., Meier, R., Chan, S. Y., Tan, H. H., & Yeo, D. C. (2016). "Molluscs for sale: assessment of freshwater gastropods and bivalves in the ornamental pet trade". ''PLoS ONE'' 11(8): e0161130.

References

* Turton W.H. (1932). Marine Shells of Port Alfred, S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London, xvi + 331 pp., 70 pls * Eichhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 1. Harxheim: Conchbooks. 695 pp

External links

Lamarck, J. B. P. A. de M. de. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23

Broderip, W. J.; Sowerby, G. B., I. (1829). Observations on new or interesting Mollusca contained, for the most part, in the Museum of the Zoological Society. Zoological Journal. 4: 359-379

Souleyet (L.F.A.). (1842). Description de cinq nouvelles espèces de nérites fluviales provenant du voyage de la Bonite. Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuviérienne. (1842): 269-270

Reeve, L. A. (1855-1856). Monograph of the genus Neritina. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 9, pls 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London
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