Scientific name Nerita lineata Rank Species | ||
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Similar Nerita, Nerita chamaeleon, Nerita undata, Nerita insculpta, Nerita plicata | ||
Nerita balteata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.
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Description
The length of the shell is 11.5-33.8 mm.
Distribution
Habitat
Mangrove forests.
This species can be used as bioindicator of heavy metals in its environment, because it accumulates cadmium, nickel and lead in its shell and copper, zinc and iron in its soft tissues.
References
Nerita balteata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA