Animal
Gastropods
Animal Name
Nerita albicilla (Linne)
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Archaeogastropoda
Family
Neritidae

Characteristic Features

-Whitish in colour with black spiral bands and blotcha expanding towards
the lip of the shell.

-The operculum is pale yellowish-brown and granulose on the exterior.

-The largest specimens measure 3cm in length.

Ecology
Habitat
Found abundantly on rocks and boulders on the
lower shore, and often also sublittorally.
Distribution
Locations
Cape D'Aguilar, Tai Tam (Hard shores), Pak Nai, Wong Shek,
Tai Tam (Soft Shores), Tai Tan