Definition of Nerita. Meaning of Nerita. Synonyms of Nerita

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Definition of Nerita

Nerita
Nerita Ne*ri"ta, n. [L., a sort of sea mussel, gr. ?, ?.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of marine gastropods, mostly natives of warm climates.

Meaning of Nerita from wikipedia

- Nerita is a genus of medium-sized to small sea snails with a gill and an operculum, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Neritinae of the family...
- Nerita cardinalis may refer to two species of snails in the family Neritidae: Nerita cardinalis Röding, 1798, a synonym of Neritina virginea (Linnaeus...
- combination) Nerita keraudrenii Le Guillou, 1841 Nerita montacuti Récluz, 1843 Nerita montaguana Récluz, 1850 Nerita obscurata Récluz, 1842 Nerita recluziana...
- Nerita tessellata, sometimes known as the checkered nerite, is a species of tropical sea snail with a gill and an operculum, a nerite, a marine gastropod...
- Nerita senegalensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae. The length of the s**** attains 13 mm. Nerita senegalensis...
- Nerita Picea, also called Hawaiian black nerite or Pipipi in Hawaiian, is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Neritidae commonly found...
- 1841) Synonyms Nerita cardinalis Le Guillou, 1841 Nerita diadema Récluz, 1841 (original combination) Nerita michaudi Récluz, 1841 Nerita (****hon) donovani...
- Nerita plicata is a species of tropical sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites. This species is found throughout the...
- distinctive operculum. The family Neritidae includes marine genera such as Nerita, marine and freshwater genera such as Neritina, and freshwater and brackish...
- confusion over the taxonomy of the genus Nerita in the Pacific region, however Nerita atramentosa and Nerita melanotragus are now recognised as separate...