Nerita undata Linnaeus 1758

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

Synonyms

• Nerita undata quadricolor Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Nerita quadricolor Gmelin, 1791
• Nerita undata var. micronesica E. von Martens, 1887: synonym of Nerita maura Récluz, 1842 (junior synonym)

Description

Habitat: rocky cliffs (Ruwa, 1984 <109>). Up to 4 cm, with radial ridges on the shell surface; columella with three teeth. Pale in colour with variable darker markings, sometimes uniformly bluish-black, pale interior.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997) and off Papua New Guinea.

Habitat: littoral fringe rocks.

References

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