Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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Animalia | Mollusca | Gastropoda | Cycloneritimorpha | Neritidae |
Scientific Name: | Neritina oweniana (Wood, 1828) |
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Nerita oweniana Wood, 1828
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Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
Year Published: | 2010 |
Date Assessed: | 2009-05-01 |
Assessor(s): | Curtis, B., Jørgensen, A., Kristensen, T.K. & Stensgaard, A-S. |
Reviewer(s): | Seddon, M., Van Damme, D., Graf, D.L., Appleton, C. & Bennett, L. |
Justification: Neritina oweniana is a widespread species with no known major widespread threats. |
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Range Description: | This species is found from Liberia to South Africa. Central Africa: This species occurs all along the coastal region. Southern Africa: It is recorded from fresh to brackish waters along the Angolan coast, however the distribution within Angola is not well known. Its distribution extends to Port St Johns in South Africa. Western Africa: It is present Liberia to Cameroon along the coast. |
Countries occurrence: | Native: Angola (Angola, Cabinda); Benin; Cameroon; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d'Ivoire; Equatorial Guinea (Equatorial Guinea (mainland)); Gabon; Ghana; Nigeria; Sao Tomé and Principe (Principe, Sâo Tomé); Togo |
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Population: | No information available regarding population sizes. | ||
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Habitat and Ecology: | Salinity range 0-1.1 0/00 (parts per thousand) |
Systems: | Freshwater |
Use and Trade: | This species is used in jewellery. |
Major Threat(s): | No information available. |
Conservation Actions: | No specific conservation measures in place for this species. |
Citation: | Curtis, B., Jørgensen, A., Kristensen, T.K. & Stensgaard, A-S. 2010. Neritina oweniana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T40087A10302858. . Downloaded on 27 April 2018. |
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