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The '''horny nerite''',<ref>http://www.gastropods.com/0/Shell_2490.shtml</ref> '''''Neritodryas cornea''''', is a species of [[freshwater snail]], an aquatic [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the family [[Neritidae]], the nerites. |
The '''horny nerite''',<ref>http://www.gastropods.com/0/Shell_2490.shtml</ref> '''''Neritodryas cornea''''', is a species of [[freshwater snail]], an aquatic [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the family [[Neritidae]], the nerites. |
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''Neritodryas cornea'' is the [[type species]] of the genus ''Neritodryas''.<ref>[http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/genus?id=2560 "Genus summary for ''Neritodryas''"]. [[AnimalBase]], accessed 12 December 2017.</ref> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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The horny nerite,[3] Neritodryas cornea, is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.
Neritodryas cornea is the type species of the genus Neritodryas.[4]
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It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.[5]
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