Four-Tooth Nerite
NERITA VERSICOLOR
Four-Tooth Nerite
NERITA VERSICOLOR
The Four-tooth Nerite is a sea snail in the family Neritidae. The shell is solid and globular. It has a short flattened spire and large body whorl with groves and raised ridges that follow the shell’s spiral. The color white or creamish with zig zag black streaks and pink or red bars. The inner lip is smooth and flat, with a straight edge that contains four irregular teeth.
CLASS: GASTROPODA
ORDER: CYCLONERITIDA
FAMILY: NERITIDAE
GENUS: NERITA
BINOMIAL NAME: NERITA VERSICOLO
Bleeding Tooth Nerite Virgin Nerite Antillean Nerite Checkered Nerite
NERITA VERSICOLOR
The Four-tooth Nerite is a sea snail in the family Neritidae. The shell is solid and globular. It has a short flattened spire and large body whorl with groves and raised ridges that follow the shell’s spiral. The color white or creamish with zig zag black streaks and pink or red bars. The inner lip is smooth and flat, with a straight edge that contains four irregular teeth.
CLASS: GASTROPODA
ORDER: CYCLONERITIDA
FAMILY: NERITIDAE
GENUS: NERITA
BINOMIAL NAME: NERITA VERSICOLO
Bleeding Tooth Nerite Virgin Nerite Antillean Nerite Checkered Nerite
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