Nerita peloronta

Nerita peloronta
	Shell of Nerita peloronta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Neritimorpha; clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily:	Neritoidea
Family:	Neritidae
Genus:	Nerita
Species:	N. peloronta
Binomial name
	Nerita peloronta; Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
	Nerita papilio Röding, 1798; Nerita virginea Röding, 1798; Nerita erythrodon Récluz, 1850; Nerita sanguidens Récluz, 1850;

Nerita peloronta, common name the "Bleeding Tooth", is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.^[2]

Description

The shell of this species is large compared with many other nerite species. The shell is thick and short spired. Its surface can have slightly raised spiral ridges. The dark red operculum is granulated on its inner side. The color of the shell is yellow, reddish, or creamy, with darker streaks or zigzags. Although many nerites have "teeth" on the columellar edge, this species is notable for the fact that it has an area of red coloration next to the "teeth", hence the common name "Bleeding Tooth".

Distribution

Rocks inshore. W.Indies, W.Florida, Bermuda, and the Caribbean.

References

^ Malacolog: Nerita peloronta
^ Nerita peloronta Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.

Récluz, C. 1850. Notice sur le genre Nérita et sur le S.-G. Neritina, avec le catalogue synonymique des Néritines. Journal de Conchyliologie 1: 131–164, 282–288, pls. 3, 7.

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[1] Malacolog: Nerita peloronta

[WoRMS-2] Nerita peloronta Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.

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