Tribe Theodoxini Rank Genus | Subfamily Neritinae Scientific name Clithon | |
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Similar Neritidae, Neritina, Theodoxus, Neritina natalensis, Clithon retropictus |
One of of my zebra thorn clithon diadema snails in the opaeula tank
Clithon is a genus of freshwater snails or brackish snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Neritidae, the nerites.
Contents
- One of of my zebra thorn clithon diadema snails in the opaeula tank
- Geweihschnecke clithon corona
- Distribution
- Description
- Species
- Ecology
- References
Geweihschnecke clithon corona
Distribution
Distribution of the genus Clithon includes the Comoro Islands (3 species), Madagascar (3 or more species) and the Mascarene Islands.
Description
Some species, such as Clithon longispina have spines on its shell.
Species
Species in the genus Clithon include:
Ecology
It lives in rapid streams.
References
Clithon Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA