Nerita planospira explained

Nerita planospira is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.

Description

The shell is cream and mottled black in color with an inner surface of the flat-spired nerite smooth and white. It has a toothed shelf protecting the entrance. The outer surface is thick and roughly ridged, and tightly coiled.[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nerita planospira Anton, 1839. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171116185535/https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/special-pages/animal-detail.aspx?id=15. 16 November 2017. National Parks Flora & Fauna web. Singapore Government.