Nerita senegalensis
Species of gastropod
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Nerita senegalensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Neritidae |
| Genus: | Nerita |
| Species: | N. senegalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nerita senegalensis Gmelin, 1791[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 13 mm.
Nerita senegalensis is a marine gastropod that appears to have a preference for specific levels of the shore. According to some laboratory and field experiments, displaced snails exhibit a general 'homing' behavior when displaced down-shore or up shore. However, cues involved in this migrational behavior have yet to be identified.[3]
