Nerita signata

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Nerita signata
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Nerita signata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Neritidae
Genus: Nerita
Species:
N. signata
Binomial name
Nerita signata
Lamarck, 1822
Synonyms [1]
  • Nerita (Argonerita) signata Lamarck, 1822· accepted, alternate representation
  • Nerita petechialis Mörch, 1852
  • Nerita pygmaea Martens, 1889
  • Nerita reticulata Karsten, 1789 (unavailable: published in a work placed on the Official Index by Opinion 1877)
  • Nerita reticulata var. pygmaea Martens, 1889 (junior synonym)
  • Nerita rudis Wood, 1828
  • Nerita samoensis Dunker, 1869
  • Nerita siquata [sic] (misspelling)

Nerita signata ialso known as the Reticulated Nerite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae. [2]

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Description

The size of the shell attains 7-20 mm

Distribution

This species occurs off Papua New Guinea

Habitat

This species can be found in Marine intertidal areas in mid littoral zones.

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References

  1. Bouchet, P.; Krijnen, C. (2014). Nerita (Argonerita) signata Lamarck, 1822. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216261 on 30 May 2014
  2. Nerita signata Lamarck, 1822 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 May 2010.