User:Giron-a-mo/Neritona granosa

Comments by Anuschka Faucci:


 * great work!!! Good draft, good information based on good references and formatted appropriately.
 * I would possibly combine some of the sections (Description to Diet into description & Biology), but not necessarily. I would change "Ancient Hawaiian Origin" into "Cultural Significance and Human Use" to make it similar to other articles.
 * You can delete your top list of references. You linked your information correctly using the cite function which automatically makes a reference list.
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 * I added a few edits, mostly the scientific species name should be in italics, genus always capitalized while the species epithet is not and without an article.
 * Next step is to think on how to combine your text with what is already there and maybe link some information in your text to some wikipedia pages.

Distribution & Habitat
These snails live in streams and once they find an area to take a stop, they stay in that district. Due to this idea, these snails thrive off of continually flowing streams. Often times, these snails are found in the lower or middle stream reaches. Hīhīwai can be found all throughout Hawaii, however as of lately, their range of habitats have been continuously deteriorating because of stream modifications. Currently, the snails appear to be compacted to fewer than 50 streams.

Cultural Significance and Human Use
The Hawaiian name of the species is “wī” and “hīhīwai”. During ancient Hawaiian times, these snails functioned as a great source of food. Shells were also sold, and many of these shells came from the island of Molokai.

To this day, the Neritona granosa may sometimes appear in the Honolulu fish markets for around $3.60 a pound.

Description
Neritona granosa has a shell with a bumpy surface. There are two different colors on the shell: the outside of the shell is black, and the inside of the shell is orange.

Reproduction
In the late fall, late spring, and summer these snails find peak reproduction rates.

Growth & Lifespan
Hīhīwai may grow up to 9mm in a few months during its early life. Afterwards the growth rate takes a leap back slowing down the rapidly growing snails. They then shall grow up to a length of 2 inches. With this information the conclusion is that the snail has a lifespan of 6-10 years.

Diet
Neritona granosa love to snack on algae that grow on rocks, especially in fast moving waters.