Vitta piratica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.[1]
| Vitta piratica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Neritidae |
| Genus: | Vitta |
| Species: | V. piratica
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| Binomial name | |
| Vitta piratica (Russell, 1940)
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| Synonyms | |
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Neritina piratica Russell, 1940 | |
Description
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Distribution
editThe holotype of this species was found in the Wounta Lagoon, Nicaragua.
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Vitta piratica (Russell, 1940). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1355743 on 2021-09-26
- Russell H. D. 1940. Some new Neritidae from the West Indies. Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural “Felipe Poey”, 14(4): 257–262, pl. 46.
- Eichhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 2. Harxheim: Conchbooks. pp. 696–1366.