Tricolor Nerite [Neritina usnea]
Description
A freshwater species with a distinctive shell pattern of black, white, and sometimes red. It is mostly found in slow-moving streams and rivers where it feeds on algae.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
|
| Order |
Cycloneritimorpha
Cycloneritimorpha
|
| Family |
Neritidae
Neritidae
|
| Genus |
Neritina
Neritina
|