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{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| image = Neritina iris shell.png
| image_caption = Apertural view of a shell of ''Neritina iris''. Scale bar is 10 mm.
| genus = Neritina
| species = iris
| authority = [[Albert Mousson|Mousson]], 1849
| synonyms_ref =
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}}

'''''Neritina iris''''' is a [[species]] of [[sea snail]], a marine [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Neritidae]].

== Distribution==
Mayotte.

==Description==
[[File:Neritina iris shell 2.png|left|thumb|Abapertural view of a shell of ''Neritina iris''. Scale bar is 10 mm.]]

==Human use==
It is a part of ornamental [[pet trade]] for [[Freshwater aquarium|freshwater aquaria]].<ref name="Ng 2016">Ng, T. H., Tan, S. K., Wong, W. H., Meier, R., Chan, S. Y., Tan, H. H., & Yeo, D. C. (2016). "Molluscs for sale: assessment of freshwater gastropods and bivalves in the ornamental pet trade". ''PLoS ONE'' '''11'''(8): e0161130. {{doi|10.1371/journal.pone.0161130}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Neritina iris}}

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[[Category:Neritidae]]
[[Category:Gastropods described in 1849]]


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