Scientific name Nerita albicilla Rank Species | Subgenus Theliostyla | |
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Similar Nerita, Nerita japonica, Nerita polita, Neritidae, Nerita plicata | ||
Nerita albicilla, common name the blotched nerite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.
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Description
N. albicilla grows up to 4 cm; its shell surface is smooth or with slight transverse ridges; it has small pustules and four weak teeth on the columella. Its outer shell color is variegated black and white, occasionally with three conspicuous bands. The interior is white, with a pinkish-grey, granular operculum.
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Habitat
It is found on rocky cliffs, on rocks in the littoral fringe, and sometimes on mangrove trees.
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References
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