Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Neritoidea Subfamily Neritinae Scientific name Clithon retropictus Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Neritidae Tribe Theodoxini Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Clithon faba, Clithon, Physella acuta, Semisulcospira libertina, Neritidae | ||
Clithon retropictus is a species of freshwater and brackish water snail with an operculum, a nerite. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.
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Distribution
This species occurs in Japan: Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku.
Habitat
This nerite lives in brackish water as well as freshwater.
Feeding habits
Clithon retropictus is herbivorous species.
Life cycle
Clithon retropictus is oviparous. Juveniles hatch from eggs in September. The lifespan of Clithon retropictus is up to 12 years and it belongs among the most long-lived of freshwater gastropods.
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References
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