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