Nerita lineata

Nerita lineata
Nerita lineata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Neritimorpha
clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily: Neritoidea
Family: Neritidae
Genus: Nerita
Species: N. lineata
Binomial name
Nerita lineata
Chemnitz, 1774

Nerita lineata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.

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Description

The length of the shell is 11.5-33.8 mm.[1]

Distribution

Peninsular Malaysia[1]

Habitat

Mangrove forests.[2]

This species can be used as bioindicator of heavy metals in its environment, because it accumulates cadmium, nickel and lead in its shell and copper, zinc and iron in its soft tissues.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Yap C. K. & Cheng W. H.(2009). "Heavy metal concentrations in Nerita lineata: the potential as a biomonitor for heavy metal bioavailability and contamination in the tropical intertidal area". Marine Biodiversity Records 2: e46. doi:10.1017/S1755267209000505
  2. ^ (Chinese) Chen G., Ye Y., Lu C., Li R., Weng J. & Xu Y. (2006). [Distribution of Littoraia melanostoma Gray (Littorinidae) and Nerita lineata Gmelin (Neritidae) in rehabilitated mangroves]. Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao 17(9): 1721-1725. PubMed

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