Nerita planospira

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

Nerita planospira
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Neritimorpha
clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily:
Neritoidea
Family:
Neritidae
Genus:
Nerita
Species:
N. planospira
Binomial name
Nerita planospira
Anton, 1839

Description

The shell is cream and mottled black in color with an inner surface of the flat-spired nerite smooth and white. It has a toothed shelf protecting the entrance. The outer surface is thick and roughly ridged, and tightly coiled.[2]

References
  1. Nerita planospira Anton, 1839. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.
  2. https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/special-pages/animal-detail.aspx?id=15


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