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Nerita scabricosta

Nerita scabricosta Lamarck, 1822

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Description

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Nerita ornata

Author(s): Frey, Melissa A.
Rights holder(s): Frey, Melissa A.

Ecology and Distribution

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: Baja California, Mexico to northern Peru; Galapagos Islands

Author(s): Frey, Melissa A.
Rights holder(s): Frey, Melissa A.

Habitat

Marine intertidal: rocky shores; upper littoral

Author(s): Frey, Melissa A.
Rights holder(s): Frey, Melissa A.

References

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