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Nerita
''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 Neritidae, the nerites.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nerita Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138254 on 2021-09-20 This is the type genus of the family Neritidae. Distribution and habitat Species of ''Nerita'' can be found worldwide in tropical waters in the middle and upper intertidal zones. They are gregarious herbivores. Description The thick shell is broadly ovate or globular and low-spired. It has a smooth surface. The shells are spirally ribbed or show some axial sculpturing. The ventral side has a large columellar callus or parietal wall. The callus shows small pustules. The aperture and the edge of the columella are usually dentate with fine or robust teeth. The calcareus operculum is thick and can be smooth or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerita Polita (Linné, 1758) (4574792797)
''Nerita polita'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, commonly known as polished nerite or kupe'e in Hawaiian. It is a marine snail that has the ability to provide significant resources such as proteins, vitamins, minerals. Description ''Nerita polita'' has a distinctively smooth and polished shell that is up to 4 cm in size. It has a smooth columella with 2–4 weak teeth on the edge. The shellʻs color is variable: mottled grey, red or cream, sometimes with thin or thick axial bands or a chevron pattern with white and gray spirals. The operculum is smooth, and is cream to black in color. The inside of the shell is mostly white, with a tint of yellow, and no teeth. ''Nerita polita'' is exposed to fresh sewage and heavy metals due to the industrialization and urbanization. Distribution and habitat ''Nerita polita'' is found in the tropical Indo-Pacific. It is mostly found in the intertidal, burring into the sand at the base of bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerita Aterrima
''Nerita aterrima'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae. Description The shell grows to a length of 27 mm Distribution This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines and Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust .... References * Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. External links Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, LipsiaeReeve, L. A. (1855). Monograph of the genus Nerita. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 9, pls 1-19, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerita Albicilla
''Nerita albicilla'', common name the blotched nerite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Neritidae. Description ''Nerita albicilla'' grows up to 4 cm; its gastropod shell, shell surface is smooth or with slight transverse ridges; it has small pustules and four weak teeth on the columella (gastropod), columella. Its outer shell color is variegated black and white, occasionally with three conspicuous bands. The interior is white, with a pinkish-grey, granular operculum (gastropod), operculum. Distribution Tropical Indo-Pacific * Aldabra * Australia (M. Kalk, Kalk, 1958) * Chagos * East Coast of South Africa * Kenya * Madagascar * Mascarene Basin * Mauritius * Mozambique * Red Sea * Seychelles * Tanzania Habitat It is found on rocky cliffs, on rocks in the littoral fringe, and sometimes on mangrove trees. Parasites * ''Vibrio parahaemolyticus'' References This article incorporates CC-BY-SA-3.0 work from the reference. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerita Tessellata
''Nerita tessellata'', sometimes known as the checkered nerite, is a species of tropical sea snail with a gill and an operculum (gastropod), operculum, a nerite, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites. Distribution This nerite occurs on the shores of the Western Atlantic Ocean including Florida, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, the West Indies and Brazil."''Nerita tessellata'' Gmelin, 1791" Malacolog Version 4.1.1. A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca, accessed 15 June 2010. Habitat This species lives high up in the intertidal zone on rocks.Description The shell of this nerite can be as large as 25 mm. The background shell color is black, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neritidae
Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic Family (biology), family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a distinctive Operculum (gastropod), operculum. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritininae Poey, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411639 on 2021-09-25 The family Neritidae includes marine genera such as ''Nerita'', marine and freshwater genera such as ''Neritina'', and freshwater and brackish water genera such as ''Theodoxus''. The common name "nerite" as well as the family name Neritidae and the genus name ''Nerita'', are derived from the name of Nerites (mythology), Nerites, who was a sea god in Greek mythology. Distribution Neritidae live primarily in the southern hemisphere, but there are some exceptions, such as a genus ''Theodoxus'' which can be found in Europe and Northern Africa Bunje P. M. & Lindberg D. R. ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerita Atramentosa
''Nerita atramentosa'', common name the black nerite, is a medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Neritidae, the nerites. There has been some confusion over the taxonomy of the genus ''Nerita'' in the Pacific region; however, ''Nerita atramentosa'' and '' Nerita melanotragus'' are now recognised as separate species (the two have often been considered to be the same species). Description The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 32 mm. Distribution South Australia. Ecology Distribution This nerite is endemic to the southern coastlands of Australia, including South Australia, southern Western Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. N. atramentosa occurs to the west of Wilsons Promontory in western Victoria, South Australia and southern Western Australia. The closely related species '' Nerita melanotragus'' occurs in eastern Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania. Habitat This species is commonly found on intertidal rocks, particularly in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerita Argus
''Nerita argus'' is a species of sea snail. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic Family (biology), family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a distinctive Operculum (gastropod), operculum. MolluscaBase eds. (202 .... Description Distribution References Neritidae Gastropods described in 1841 {{Neritidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
