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Clithon oualaniense

Species of gastropod

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Overview

Clithon oualaniense is a species of brackish water snail with an operculum, a nerite. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.

Distribution

This species occurs in Indo-Pacific region: Nansei-shoto in Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Jawa in Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Queensland in Australia and Ceylon. It also occurs in American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

Description

The coloration pattern on the shell is very variable.

Ecology

Clithon oualaniense is a eurybiotic species. It inhabits soft bottoms of intertidal habitats. They are on the surface feeding and mating when the tide is low. and Clithon oualaniense in situ.

External links

* Budiman A. (1988). "Aspect of ecology of Clithon oualaniensis (Gastropoda: Neritidae) on Sonneratia pioneer zone at Sosobok River, Kao Bay, Halmahera". In: Biological Systems of Mangroves, a Report of East Indonesian Mangrove Expedition, 1986. eds. K Ogino & M Chihara, Ehime University, 59-65. * https://archive.org/stream/systematischesco210mart#page/192/mode/2up/

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