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Nerita Morio
''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 w ... [...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] |
Columella
Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella (, Arabic: ) was a prominent Roman writer on agriculture in the Roman Empire. His in twelve volumes has been completely preserved and forms an important source on Roman agriculture and ancient Roman cuisine, cuisine, together with the works of Cato the Elder and Marcus Terentius Varro, both of which he occasionally cites. A smaller book on trees, , is usually attributed to him. In 1794 the Spanish botanists Ruiz y Pavón, José Antonio Pavón Jiménez and Hipólito Ruiz López named a genus of Peruvian asterids, asterid ''Columellia'' in his honour. Life Little is known of Columella's life. He was probably born in Cádiz, Gades, Hispania Baetica (modern Cádiz), possibly to Roman parents. After a career in the army (he was tribune in Syria (Roman province), Syria in 35 AD), he turned to farming his estates at Ardea, Lazio, Ardea, Carsoli, Carseoli, and Alba Longa, Alba in Latium. Works ''De re rustica'' In ancient times, Columella's wo ... [...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 Ascensionis
''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 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] |
Nerita Apiata
''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 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 Adenensis
''Nerita adenensis'', also called the ''Aden Nerite'', is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae. Description Distribution THe mollusk is near the red sea, near Aden Aden () is a port city located in Yemen in the southern part of the Arabian peninsula, on the north coast of the Gulf of Aden, positioned near the eastern approach to the Red Sea. It is situated approximately 170 km (110 mi) east of .... References External links Morphological plasticity of the Aden Nerite, Nerita adenensis Mienis, 1978 (Gastropoda: Cycloneritida: Neritidae) Neritidae Gastropods described in 1978 {{Neritidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerita Peloronta Linnaeus, 1758 000
''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] |
