Nerita undata
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| Five views of a shell of Nerita undata Linné, 1758 | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Neritidae |
| Genus: | Nerita |
| Species: | N. undata |
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Nerita undata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.[1]
- Synonyms
- Nerita undata quadricolor Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Nerita quadricolor Gmelin, 1791
- Nerita undata var. micronesica E. von Martens, 1887: synonym of Nerita maura Récluz, 1842 (junior synonym)
Habitat: rocky cliffs (Ruwa, 1984 <109>). Up to 4 cm, with radial ridges on the shell surface; columella with three teeth. Pale in colour with variable darker markings, sometimes uniformly bluish-black, pale interior.[1]
