Nerita albicilla explained

Nerita albicilla, common name the blotched nerite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.

Description

Nerita albicilla grows up to 4 cm; its shell surface is smooth or with slight transverse ridges; it has small pustules and four weak teeth on the columella. Its outer shell color is variegated black and white, occasionally with three conspicuous bands. The interior is white, with a pinkish-grey, granular operculum.

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific

Habitat

It is found on rocky cliffs, on rocks in the littoral fringe, and sometimes on mangrove trees.

Parasites

References

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Notes and References

  1. Kumazawa . N. H. . Kato . E. . Takaba . T. . Yokota . T. . Survival of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in two gastropod molluscs, Clithon retropictus and Nerita albicilla . Nihon Juigaku Zasshi. The Japanese Journal of Veterinary Science . 50 . 4 . 918–924 . 1988 . 3172602 . 10.1292/jvms1939.50.918. free .