Vitta zebra

Vitta zebra
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Neritimorpha
Order:	Cycloneritida
Family:	Neritidae
Genus:	Vitta
Species:	V. zebra
Binomial name
Vitta zebra (Bruguière, 1792)
Synonyms[1]
Nerita zebra Bruguière, 1792 (original combination) Neritina zebra (Bruguière, 1792)

Vitta zebra,

Vitta zebra have globular shells with a length of around 25 mm (0.98 in). Their coloration are highly variable, from dark brown to yellow with straight, curved, or zigzagging black lines. The stripes vary from thin to wide, and can sometimes be absent or interspersed with white stripes between black. Body coloration is commonly dark brown with transverse black stripes and spots.[1]

Distribution

Vitta zebra is native to northeastern coastline of

This snail is typically sold as an algae eater as it will constantly scrape the glass, hardscape and substrate of the aquarium for algae with its rasping mouth. They are capable of surviving in fresh water, though they require a high PH. A low enough PH will slowly destroy the snail's shell. Also, if an aquarium does not have enough algae, it may be difficult to get them to eat pellet food and they may starve.

Like most nerite snails, it can and often will simply crawl up the glass of an aquarium and leave it, and so a lid is needed to house them.

References

• Eichhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 2. Harxheim: Conchbooks. pp. 696–1366

External links

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• Bruguière J.G. (1792). Catalogue des coquilles envoyées de Cayenne, à la Société d'histoire naturelle de Paris, par M. Le Blond. Actes de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. 1: 126-129

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