Nerita albicilla


Nerita albicilla, common name the blotched nerite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.

Description

N. albicilla grows up to 4 cm; its shell surface is smooth or with slight transverse ridges; it has small pustules and four weak teeth on the columella. Its outer shell color is variegated black and white, occasionally with three conspicuous bands. The interior is white, with a pinkish-grey, granular operculum.

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific
It is found on rocky cliffs, on rocks in the littoral fringe, and sometimes on mangrove trees.

Parasites