FreshwaterBrackish
Horned nerite snail
Clithon corona
Neritidae
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Range
Seen here
Seen in the wild in Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and Solomon Islands.
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Description
Clithon corona is a species of brackish water and freshwater snail with an operculum, a nerite. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.
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No other names.
Articles
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Algae: which kind and what to do3 min read
The most common algae in the aquarium, how to recognize them, and why the cause is almost always an imbalance of light and nutrients.
How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read
Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.
How to set up an aquarium from Australia and New Guinea4 min read
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Shrimp and snails in the aquarium4 min read
Dwarf shrimp and snails that brighten up and tidy the tank: which are easy to start with, what they need from the water, and who they can live with.