#neritid_gastropod__neritidgastropod__neritid operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell
supertype: seasnail any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moonshells; neritids
member of: family_Neritidae
subtype: nerita having short a smooth or spirally ridged shell with thick usually toothed outer lip and toothed operculum
subtype: bleeding_tooth__Nerita_peloronta gastropod having reddish toothlike projections around the shell opening; of the Caribbean area
subtype: neritina ornately marked and brightly colored snails of brackish waters
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