Nerita undata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.
Synonyms Nerita undata quadricolor Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Nerita quadricolor Gmelin, 1791 Nerita undata var. micronesica E. von Martens, 1887: synonym of Nerita maura Récluz, 1842 (junior synonym)
Description Habitat: rocky cliffs (Ruwa, 1984 <109>). Up to 4 cm, with radial ridges on the shell surface; columella with three teeth. Pale in colour with variable darker markings, sometimes uniformly bluish-black, pale interior.
Distribution This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997) and off Papua New Guinea.
Habitat: littoral fringe rocks.
References
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