Four-toothed Nerite [Nerita versicolor]
Description
The Four-toothed Nerite is a small marine gastropod that is native to the Caribbean Sea. Its shell is round and smooth with a variety of colors and patterns. It has a unique tooth-like structure at the edge of its shell opening, which gives it its name.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
|
| Order |
Cycloneritimorpha
Cycloneritimorpha
|
| Family |
Neritidae
Neritidae
|
| Genus |
Nerita
Nerita
|