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...
- confusion over the taxonomy of the genus Nerita in the Pacific region, however Nerita atramentosa and Nerita melanotragus are now recognised as separate...
- 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...
- confusion over the taxonomy of the genus Nerita in the Pacific region; however, Nerita atramentosa and Nerita melanotragus are now recognised as separate...
- Nerita cardinalis may refer to two species of snails in the family Neritidae: Nerita cardinalis Röding, 1798, a synonym of Neritina virginea (Linnaeus...
- Nerita balteata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae. The length of the s**** is 11.5-33.8 mm. Peninsular Malaysia...
- Nerita albicilla, common name the blotched nerite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae. Nerita albicilla grows...
- Nerita polita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae. The subspecies Nerita polita rumphii Récluz, 1841: synonym...
- distinctive operculum. The family Neritidae includes marine genera such as Nerita, marine and freshwater genera such as Neritina, and freshwater and brackish...
- 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...