Textile Nerite

Nerita textilis

Also known as: Textile Nerite Shell, Textile Shell

ALSO KNOWN AS

Textile Nerite Shell
Textile Shell

Textile Nerite adult, photographed at Cousin and Curieuse, Seychelles — @JarJar · Cousin and Curieuse, Seychelles · February 20171 / 1

Overview

Found along rocky shorelines, of coastal reefs.
They feed nocturnally, on algae and detritus.
Depth - Shallow

These sea snails live high on the shoreline, often exposed to sun and air for long periods.
They are herbivores grazing nocturnally along the reefs sometimes in large numbers.

How to identify

COLOURS

Pattern: lines
Body shape: ribbed shells
Behaviour: nocturnal

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Habitat & where to find it

Range · Western Indian Ocean
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LIVES IN

Found along rocky shorelines, of coastal reefs.

RANGE

Western Indian Ocean

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Taxonomy

kingdomAnimalia
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderCycloneritida
familyNeritidae
genusNerita
speciesNerita textilis Gmelin, 1791

SourcesWoRMS Wikipedia