アマオブネガイ

Meanings

ox-palate nerite; blotched nerite

usually written using kana alone

A marine gastropod (Nerita albicilla) found in the Indo-Pacific. The name is a taxonomic designation; in everyday contexts, it is simply a type of small sea snail.

アマオブネガイは潮ちょう間かん帯たいの岩いわ場ばでよく見みられる。
The ox-palate nerite is often found on rocky shores in the intertidal zone.