Vitta cristata explained

Vitta cristata is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.^[1]

Distribution

This species of nerite is found in Africa: in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gabon, and Sierra Leone.

References

• Morelet, A. (1864). Description de coquilles inédites. Journal de conchyliologie. 12 (3): 155–159; 286–290. page(s): 288
• Breure, A. S. H., Audibert, C., Ablett, J. D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. 544 pp.
• Eichhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 2. Harxheim: Conchbooks. Pp. 696-1366

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Vitta cristata (Morelet, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1319898 on 2021-09-26