Nerita aterrima

Nerita (Argonerita) aterrima
Nerita (Argonerita) aterrima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Neritimorpha
clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily: Neritoidea
Family: Neritidae
Genus: Nerita
Subgenus: Argonerita
Species: N. aterrima
Binomial name
Nerita aterrima
Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms[1]
  • Nerita comma-notata Reeve, 1855
  • Nerita mascareignar Récluz, 1850
  • Nerita mauritiae Récluz, 1841
  • Nerita nigerrima Dillwyn, 1817
  • Nerita punctata Quoy & Gaimard, 1834

Nerita (Argonerita) aterrima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.[1]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 27 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines and Western Australia.

References

  1. 1 2 Nerita (Argonerita) aterrima Gmelin, 1791.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 January 2011.
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