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Created 11/18/2022
Family Neritidae
INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
Smaragdia
tragena
CHECKERED
SEAGRASS NERITE
Feeds upon the seagrass
Halophila on silty sand
flats.
Feeding scars appear as transparent
sections on the plant. Attains 6mm. Reunion to French
Polynesia, a recent intoduction to Hawaii. |
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