Common nerite [Septaria lineolata]
Description
A species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites. It is found in a marine environment within a tropical climate. They live intertidally on rocks. The shell of this species is globose and turbinate, with a short spire and a large body whorl. It is light to dark brown, with numerous white or yellowish axial lines. It has a calcareous operculum.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
|
| Order |
Littorinimorpha
Littorinimorpha
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| Family |
Nerites
Neritidae
|
| Genus |
Septaria
Septaria
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