marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.
The shell of this species is large compared with many other nerite species. The shell is thick and short spired. Its surface can have slightly raised spiral ridges. The dark red operculum is granulated on its inner side. The color of the shell is yellow, reddish, or creamy, with darker streaks or zigzags. Although many nerites have "teeth" on the columellar edge, this species is notable for the fact that it has an area of red coloration next to the "teeth", hence the common name "Bleeding Tooth". Nerita peloronta, common name the "Bleeding Tooth", is a species of sea snail, a
Found : Intertidal splash zones on hard rocky shorelines facing regular wave action.
West Indies, West Florida, Bermuda, and the Caribbean
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