Nerita textilis

Nerita textilis, common name the textile nerite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.[1]

Nerita textilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Neritimorpha
clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily:
Neritoidea
Family:
Neritidae
Genus:
Nerita
Species:
N. textilis
Binomial name
Nerita textilis
Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms[1]

Nerita plexa Dillwyn

Description

The shell grows to a length of 5 cm. Its surface texture shows broad, ridged, spiral cords. The thick operculum is granulose. The exterior is white with black spots that are widely spaced on the cords. The outer lip is thick and denticulate. Its colour is bluish-grey.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs on rocks in the littoral fringe of the Red Sea and in the Indo-Pacific off Aldabra, the east coast of South Africa, Kenya, Madagascar, the Mascarene basin, Mozambique and Tanzania.

References
  1. Nerita textilis Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  • Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 49
  • Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp
  • Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.
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