Nerita japonica

Nerita japonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.[1]

Nerita japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Neritimorpha
clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily:
Neritoidea
Family:
Neritidae
Genus:
Nerita
Subgenus:
Heminerita
Species:
N. japonica
Binomial name
Nerita japonica
Dunker, 1860
Synonyms[1]

Nerita pica Gould, 1859

Nerita japonica is the type species of the subgenus Heminerita von Martens, 1887.[1]

References
  1. Nerita japonica Dunker, 1860. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.


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