Nerita sp.

Bawley Point, NSW

Nerita sp. at Bawley Point, NSW - 22 Dec 2018 05:11 PM
Nerita sp. at Bawley Point, NSW - 22 Dec 2018 05:11 PM
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Identification history

Nerita sp. 24 Apr 2019 AndrewG
Nerita melanotragus 23 Apr 2019 AndrewG
Unidentified 22 Dec 2018 GLemann

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User's notes

Perhaps Melanerita melanotragus ( Black Periwinkle) might be an old name?

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AndrewG wrote:
   24 Apr 2019
Need a pic of the operculum (underneath) to determine which Nerita species.

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Species information

  • Nerita sp. Scientific name
  • Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 9.08m to 10.32m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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