Nerita aterrima

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

Nerita aterrima
Nerita aterrima
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Neritidae
Genus: Nerita
Species:
N. aterrima
Binomial name
Nerita aterrima
Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms[1]
  • Nerita (Argonerita) aterrima Gmelin, 1791· accepted, alternate representation
  • Nerita commanotata Reeve, 1855
  • Nerita mascareignarum Récluz, 1850
  • Nerita mascarenharum Récluz, 1842
  • Nerita mauritiae Récluz, 1841 (invalid: junior homonym of Nerita mauritiae Lesson, 1831; N. mascarenharum is a replacement name)
  • Nerita punctata Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 (invalid: junior homonym of Nerita punctata O.F. Müller, 1774, and several others)

Description

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The shell grows to a length of 27 mm

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines and Western Australia.

References

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  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
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