Latia neritoides

Information 2

This is the only fresh water stream limpet and is the only one in the world that glows in the dark. Only found in the North Island

Summary 3

Latia neritoides is a species of small freshwater snail or limpet, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Latiidae.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Femorale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.femorale.com/shellphotos/detail.asp?species=Latia%20neritoides%20Gray,%201850
  2. (c) tangatawhenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  3. Adapted by tangatawhenua from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latia_neritoides

More Info

iNaturalist NZ Map

Location Aupourian
Depth Fresh Water Stream