| Vittina waigiensis | |
|---|---|
| |
| Vittina waigiensis from the Philippines | |
| |
| Variability of the shell patterns of Vittina waigiensis | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Neritidae |
| Genus: | Vittina |
| Species: | V. waigiensis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Vittina waigiensis | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
|
Neritina waigiensis Lesson, 1831 | |
Vittina waigiensis, commonly known as the red racer nerite or the gold racer nerite, is a species of a freshwater, brackish water, or marine snail native to the Philippines and Indonesia (Sulawesi and the Maluku Islands). It belongs to the family Neritidae. Red racer nerites have colorful shells that display extremely variable patterns, which makes them popular in the aquarium trade. They are also known as zebra nerites, along with other species of nerite snails with similar shell patterns.-[3]
- ^ (in French) Lesson, R. P. (1830-1831). "Voyage autour du monde, éxécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté, La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825". Zoologie. Tome Second, 1re Partie: pp. 1-471; Paris, Arthus Bertrand, pp. 1-24 (1830), 25-471 (1831), page 379.
- ^ Bouchet, P.; Marshall, B. (2016). Vittina waigiensis (Lesson, 1831). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=850640 on 2017-12-30
- ^ Goemans, Bob. "Vittina waigiensis". Saltcorner. Retrieved 14 January 2024.