How deep does the Bleeding Tooth live?

The Bleeding Tooth (Nerita peloronta) is typically found at 0–20 m.

How big does the Bleeding Tooth get?

The Bleeding Tooth grows to about 4.7 cm.

Bleeding Tooth

Nerita peloronta

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–20 m
Max size: 4.7 cm

The bleeding tooth lives on wave battered rocky shores between the tides, named for the orange and red stain around its toothed shell opening. It forages at night and returns to the same sheltered spot by day, a habit shared by many of its nerite kin.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cycloneritida › Neritidae › Nerita

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 419504.

FAQ

How deep does the Bleeding Tooth live?: The Bleeding Tooth (Nerita peloronta) is typically found at 0–20 m.
How big does the Bleeding Tooth get?: The Bleeding Tooth grows to about 4.7 cm.