''Nerita'' is a

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of medium-sized to small

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s with a

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and an operculum,

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s in the subfamily Neritinae of the

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Neritidae Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a distinctive operculum. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritininae Poey, 1852. Accessed through: ...

, 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

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of the family Neritidae.

Distribution and habitat

Species of ''Nerita'' can be found worldwide in tropical waters in the middle and upper

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s. 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

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r callus or parietal wall. The callus shows small pustules. The

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and the edge of the columella are usually dentate with fine or robust teeth. The calcareus operculum is thick and can be smooth or with a granular structure. The

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are covered with strong spiral cords.

Taxonomy

Several subgenera have been proposed over the course of time, but various authors in the past could not agree on the placement of many species. The subgeneric placement of the species of ''Nerita'' was revised by Vermeij in 1984. However, inconsistencies still remain over the use and validity of many taxonomic names, Siong Kiat Tan and Reuben Clements, ''Taxonomy and Distribution of the Neritidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Singapore'', Zoological Studies 47(4): 481-494 (2008)
/ref> because species show a wide variety of colors, patterns and even details of shell morphology, which has given rise to many synonyms.

Species

Nerita polita (Linné, 1758) (4574792797)

Species within the genus ''Nerita'' include: *''

Nerita adenensis ''Nerita adenensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a dis ...

'' Mienis, 1978 * ''

Nerita albicilla ''Nerita albicilla'', common name the blotched nerite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae. Description ''N. albicilla'' grows up to 4 cm; its shell surface is smooth or with slight transverse ridg ...

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...

* ''

Nerita alveolus ''Nerita'' is a genus of medium-sized to small sea snails with a gill and an operculum (gastropod), operculum, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Neritinae of the family (biology), family Neritidae, the nerites.MolluscaBa ...

'' Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848 * ''

Nerita antiquata ''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 ...

'' Récluz, 1841 * ''

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 ...

'' Récluz, 1843 * ''

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 taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a d ...

'' Récluz, 1841 * ''

Nerita ascensionis ''Nerita'' is a genus of medium-sized to small sea snails with a gill and an operculum (gastropod), operculum, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Neritinae of the family (biology), family Neritidae, the nerites.MolluscaBa ...

'' Gmelin, 1791 Malacolog :Nerita ascencionis
/ref> * ''

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 Au ...

'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''

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 regio ...

'' Reeve, 1855 * '' Nerita balteata'' Reeve, 1855: probably congeneric with ''Nerita articulata'' * '' Nerita chamaeleon''

* '' Nerita chlorostoma'' Lamarck, 1816 * ''

Nerita costata ''Nerita costata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a dis ...

'' Gmelin, 1791 * '' Nerita costulata'' von dem Busch, 1844 * † '' Nerita craigi'' Symonds, Gain & Belliard, 2017 * '' Nerita dombeyi'' Récluz, 1841 * '' Nerita eichhorsti'' Krijnen, Gras & Vink, 2018 * '' Nerita ellyptica'' Le Guillou, 1841 * '' Nerita erythrostoma'' Eichhorst & Neville, 2004 * '' Nerita essingtoni'' Récluz, 1842 * '' Nerita exuvia''

* '' Nerita filosa'' Reeve, 1855 * † '' Nerita fortidentata'' Vermeij & Collins, 1988 * '' Nerita fragum'' Reeve, 1855 * '' Nerita fulgurans'' Gmelin, 1791 - Antillean nerite * '' Nerita fuliginata'' Reeve, 1855 * '' Nerita funiculata'' Menke, 1851 * '' Nerita gaimardii'' Souleyet, 1842 * '' Nerita grasi'' Eichhorst, 2016 * '' Nerita grisea'' Reeve, 1855 * '' Nerita grossa''

* '' Nerita guamensis'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 * '' Nerita helicinoides'' Reeve, 1855 * '' Nerita histrio''

* '' Nerita incerta'' Von dem Busch in Philippi, 1844 *'' Nerita insculpta'' Récluz, 1841 * '' Nerita incurva'' E. von Martens, 1887 * '' Nerita japonica'' Dunker, 1860 * '' Nerita lianae'' T. Cossignani, 2019 * '' Nerita lirellata'' Rehder, 1980 * '' Nerita litterata'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''

Nerita longii ''Nerita'' is a genus of medium-sized to small sea snails with a gill and an operculum (gastropod), operculum, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Neritinae of the family (biology), family Neritidae, the nerites.MolluscaBa ...

'' Récluz, 1842 * '' Nerita luteonigra'' Dekker, 2000 * '' Nerita maculifera'' Le Guillou, 1841 * '' Nerita magdalenae'' Gmelin, 1791 * '' Nerita maura'' Récluz, 1842 * '' Nerita maxima'' Gmelin, 1791 * '' Nerita melanotragus'' E.A. Smith, 1884 * † '' Nerita minor'' Sandberger, 1861 * '' Nerita morio'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1833) * '' Nerita neritopsoides'' Reeve, 1855 * '' Nerita nigerrima'' Dillwyn, 1817 * '' Nerita nigrita'' Röding, 1798 * '' Nerita novaeguineae'' Lesson, 1831 * '' Nerita ocellata'' Le Guillou, 1841 * '' Nerita olivaria'' Le Guillou, 1841 * '' Nerita orbignyana'' Récluz, 1841 * '' Nerita oryzarum'' Récluz, 1841 * '' Nerita patula'' Récluz, 1841 * '' Nerita peloronta''

- bleeding tooth * '' Nerita picea'' Récluz, 1841 * '' Nerita planospira'' Anton, 1839 * ''

Nerita plicata ''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 Indo-West Pacific. Characteristics The ''Nerita plicata'' is characterized by its 30&n ...

* '' Nerita polita''

* '' Nerita quadricolor'' Gmelin, 1791 * '' Nerita quoyi'' Le Guillou, 1841 * '' Nerita sanguinolenta'' Menke, 1829 * '' Nerita scabricosta'' Lamarck, 1822 * '' Nerita semirugosa'' Récluz, 1841 * '' Nerita senegalensis'' Gmelin, 1791 * '' Nerita signata'' Lamarck, 1822 * '' Nerita striata'' Burrow, 1815 * '' Nerita subgranosa'' Mabille, 1895 * † '' Nerita symondsi'' Pacaud, 2017 * ''

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. D ...

'' Gmelin, 1791 - checkered nerite * '' Nerita textilis'' Gmelin, 1791 * '' Nerita trifasciata'' Le Guillou, 1841 * '' Nerita umlaasiana'' Krauss, 1848 * ''

Nerita undata ''Nerita undata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae. ;Synonyms: * ''Nerita undata quadricolor'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Nerita quadricolor'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Nerita undata var. micronesica'' E. ...

(forms a complex) * '' Nerita undulata'' Gmelin, 1791 * '' Nerita versicolor'' Gmelin, 1791 - four-tooth nerite * '' Nerita vexillum'' Reeve, 1855 * '' Nerita vitiensis'' Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848 * '' Nerita winteri'' Philippi, 1844 * '' Nerita yoldii'' Récluz, 1841 Nerita polita rumphii 001

The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also includes the following species with names in current use * '' Nerita articulata'' Gould, 1847 * '' Nerita bicolor'' Récluz, 1843 * '' Nerita corrosula'' Récluz, 1842 * '' Nerita maxima'' Gmelin, 1791 * '' Nerita nigrita'' Röding, 1798 * '' Nerita panayensis'' Récluz, 1844 * '' Nerita pfeifferiana'' Récluz, 1843 * '' Nerita phasiana'' Récluz, 1842 * '' Nerita radiata'' Récluz, 1841 * '' Nerita sayana'' Récluz, 1844 * '' Nerita tenebrosa'' Récluz, 1842

Synonyms

* ''Nerita amoena'' (Gould, 1847): synonym of '' Neripteron amoenum'' (A. Gould, 1847) (unaccepted combination) * ''Nerita amplisulcata'' Macsotay & Villarroel, 2001: synonym of '' Nerita versicolor'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Nerita angularis'' Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854: synonym of ''Nerita (Ilynerita) planospira'' Anton, 1838 * ''Nerita annulata'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of ''Nerita (Argonerita) chamaeleon'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Nerita anthracina'' Von dem Busch, 1844: synonym of ''Nerita (Argonerita) ocellata'' Le Guillou, 1841 * ''Nerita arachnoidea'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Natica arachnoidea'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Nerita arcta'' Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854: synonym of ''Nerita (Amphinerita) insculpta'' Récluz, 1841 * ''Nerita arriaca'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''Nerita (Linnerita) polita'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Nerita asperulata'' Récluz, 1843: synonym of ''Neripteron asperulatum'' (Récluz, 1843) synonym of ''

Neritina asperulata ''Neritina asperulata'' is a species of a marine and freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritina asperulata (Récluz, 1843). Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' (Récluz, 1843) (original combination) * ''Nerita atrata'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Euchelus atratus'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Nerita atrata'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of ''Nerita (Lisanerita) melanotragus'' E.A. Smith, 1884 * ''Nerita atropurpurea'' Récluz, 1841: synonym of ''Nerita (Ilynerita) planospira'' Anton, 1838 * ''Nerita australis'' Wood, 1828: synonym of ''Nerita (Linnerita) erythrostoma'' Eichhorst & Neville, 2004 * ''Nerita avellana'' Récluz, 1842: synonym of '' Clithon avellana'' (Récluz, 1842) * ''Nerita bensoni'' Récluz, 1850: synonym of '' Puperita bensoni'' (Recluz, 1850) * ''Nerita bifasciata'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''Nerita (Linnerita) polita'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Nerita birmanica'' Troschel, 1878 : synonym of '' Nerita balteata'' Reeve, 1855 (a junior synonym) * '' Nerita bisecta'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of '' Nerita magdalenae'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Nerita bizonalis'' Lamarck, 1816: synonym of ''Nerita (Argonerita) chamaeleon'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Nerita bizonalis'' Mörch (non Lamarck), 1852: synonym of ''Nerita (Ilynerita) planospira'' Anton, 1838 * ''Nerita bruguierei'' Récluz, 1841: synonym of '' Neritina pulligera'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * ''Nerita candida'' W. Wood, 1825: synonym of '' Naticarius onca'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Nerita carbonaria'' Philippi, 1845: synonym of ''Nerita (Lisanerita) morio'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1833) * ''Nerita chemnitzii'' Récluz, 1841: synonym of '' Nerita semirugosa'' Récluz, 1841 * ''Nerita chloroleuca'' Philippi, 1849: synonym of ''Nerita (Argonerita) chamaeleon'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Nerita chrysostoma'' Récluz, 1841: synonym of '' Nerita striata'' Burrow, 1815 * ''Nerita comma-notata'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of ''Nerita (Argonerita) aterrima'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Nerita costata'' Brocchi, 1814: synonym of '' Clathrella clathrata'' (Philippi, 1844) * ''Nerita dacostae'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of ''

Clithon sowerbianum ''Clithon'' is a genus of freshwater snails or brackish snails that have an operculum (gastropod), operculum, aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family (biology), family Neritidae, the nerites. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBas ...

'' (Récluz, 1843) * ''Nerita debilis'' Dufo, 1840 : synonym of '' Mienerita debilis'' (Dufo, 1840) * ''Nerita doreyana'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1834: synonym of ''Nerita (Linnerita) litterata'' Gmelin, 1791, synonym of '' Nerita litterata'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Nerita dubia'' Turton, 1932: synonym of '' Neritina auriculata'' Lamarck, 1816 * ''Nerita flammulata'' Récluz, 1841: synonym of ''Nerita undulata'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Nerita flava'' Mörch, 1852: synonym of ''Nerita (Linnerita) litterata'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Nerita flavescens'' Dillwyn, 1817: synonym of ''Nerita (Linnerita) polita'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Nerita forskali'' Récluz, 1841: synonym of '' Nerita sanguinolenta'' Menke, 1829 * ''Nerita fulminea'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Natica fulminea'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Nerita georgina'' Récluz, 1841: synonym of ''Nerita (Amphinerita) insculpta'' Récluz, 1841 * ''Nerita grayana'' Récluz, 1843: synonym of ''Nerita undulata'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Nerita grayana'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of '' Nerita essingtoni'' Récluz, 1842 * ''Nerita haneti'' Récluz, 1841: synonym of ''Nerita (Lisanerita) morio'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1833) * ''Nerita hieroglyphica'' Dillwyn, 1817: synonym of ''Nerita (Linnerita) litterata'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Nerita hilleana'' Dunker, 1871: synonym of ''Nerita (Amphinerita) insculpta'' Récluz, 1841 * ''Nerita hindsii'' Récluz, 1844 : synonym of ''Nerita'' (''Argonerita'') ''squamulata'' Le Guillou, 1841 * ''Nerita histrio'' Linnaeus, 1758 : synonym of ''Nerita'' (''Argonerita'') ''squamulata'' Le Guillou, 1841 * ''Nerita interrupta'' Récluz, 1843: synonym of '' Clithon faba'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1836) * ''Nerita intricata'' Donovan, 1804: synonym of ''

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'' (Donovan, 1804) * ''Nerita islandica'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Amauropsis islandica'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Nerita jovis'' Récluz, 1843: synonym of '' Vittina jovis'' (Récluz, 1843) * ''Nerita junghuhni'' Schepman, 1901: synonym of ''Nerita (Amphinerita) olivaria'' Le Guillou, 1841 * ''Nerita laevilirata'' Sowerby, 1914: synonym of ''Nerita (Argonerita) chamaeleon'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Nerita larva'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''Nerita (Linnerita) litterata'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Nerita leucozonias'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Natica vitellus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Nerita lineata'' Chemnitz, 1774 - lined nerite: synonym of '' Nerita balteata'' Reeve, 1855 * ''Nerita listeri'' Récluz, 1841: synonym of ''Nerita (Amphinerita) insculpta'' Récluz, 1841 * ''Nerita litoralis'' Turton, 1819: synonym of ''

Littorina obtusata ''Littorina obtusata'', common name the flat periwinkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. Distribution This marine species occurs wherever brown sea ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Nerita maculata'' Pease, 1867 : synonym of ''Nerita'' (''Argonerita'') ''argus'' Récluz, 1841 * ''Nerita mammilla'' Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of '' Polinices mammilla'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Nerita marinduquenensis'' Vallejo, 2000: synonym of '' Nerita patula'' Récluz, 1841 * ''Nerita marmorata'' Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854: synonym of ''Nerita (Argonerita) chamaeleon'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Nerita marochiensis'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Natica marochiensis'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Nerita mascareignar'' Récluz, 1850: synonym of ''Nerita (Argonerita) aterrima'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Nerita mauritiae'' Récluz, 1841: synonym of ''Nerita (Argonerita) aterrima'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Nerita melanostoma'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''

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'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Nerita menkeana'' Récluz, 1842: synonym of '' Clithon olivaceum'' (Récluz, 1843) * ''Nerita modesta'' Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854: synonym of ''Nerita (Argonerita) chamaeleon'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Nerita neritinoides'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of ''Nerita (Lisanerita) morio'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1833) * ''Nerita nigra'' Dillwyn, 1817: synonym of ''Nerita (Linnerita) polita'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Nerita nodosa'' Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of ''Thais (Thais) nodosa'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Nerita obscur''a Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854: synonym of ''Nerita (Argonerita) ocellata'' Le Guillou, 1841 * ''Nerita opaca'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''Nerita (Linnerita) polita'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Nerita orbignyana'' Récluz, 1841: synonym of ''Nerita (Linnerita) litterata'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Nerita orientalis'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Naticarius orientalis'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Nerita pacifica'' Récluz, 1850: synonym of ''Nerita (Amphinerita) insculpta'' Récluz, 1841 * ''Nerita panayana'' Récluz, 1843: synonym of '' Nerita litterata'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Nerita papilla'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Eunaticina papilla'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Nerita pennata'' Born, 1778: synonym of '' Vittina pennata'' (Born, 1778) * ''Nerita petechialis'' Mörch, 1852: synonym of ''Nerita (Argonerita) signata'' Lamarck, 1822 * ''Nerita pica'' Gould, 1859 : synonym of ''Nerita japonica'' Dunker, 1860 * ''Nerita picta'' Humphrey, 1797: synonym of ''Nerita (Linnerita) polita'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Nerita piscinalis'' O. F. Müller, 1774: synonym of ''

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'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * ''Nerita plexa'' Dillwyn : synonym of ''Nerita textilis'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Nerita punctata'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1834: synonym of ''Nerita (Argonerita) aterrima'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Nerita pygmaea'' Martens, 1889: synonym of ''Nerita (Argonerita) signata'' Lamarck, 1822 * ''Nerita reticulata'' Karsten, 1789: synonym of ''Nerita (Argonerita) signata'' Lamarck, 1822 * ''Nerita rudis'' Wood, 1828: synonym of ''Nerita (Argonerita) signata'' Lamarck, 1822 * ''Nerita rufa'' Montagu, 1808: synonym of '' Lunatia montagui'' (Forbes, 1838) * ''Nerita rufa'' Born, 1778: synonym of '' Natica vitellus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Nerita rumphii'' Récluz, 1841: synonym of ''Nerita (Linnerita) litterata'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Nerita rustica'' Nardo, 1847: synonym of ''

Littorina saxatilis ''Littorina saxatilis'', common name the rough periwinkle, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. First identified in the 1700s, it has been misidentified as a new ...

'' (Olivi, 1792) * ''Nerita samoensis'' Dunker, 1869: synonym of ''Nerita (Argonerita) signata'' Lamarck, 1822 * ''Nerita saturata'' Hutton, 1884: synonym of ''Nerita (Lisanerita) melanotragus'' E.A. Smith, 1884 * ''Nerita scabrella'' Philippi, 1849: synonym of ''Nerita (Argonerita) chamaeleon'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Nerita schmeltziana'' Dunker, 1869: synonym of ''Nerita (Argonerita) argus'' Récluz, 1841 * ''Nerita souleyetana'' Récluz, 1842: synonym of '' Clithon souleyetanum'' (Récluz, 1842) * ''Nerita spadicea'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of '' Natica spadicea'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Nerita spengleriana'' Recluz, 1844: synonym of '' Nerita trifasciata'' Le Guillou, 1841 * ''Nerita squamulata'' Le Guillou, 1841: synonym of '' Nerita histrio'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Nerita stella'' Dillwyn, 1817: synonym of ''Nerita (Argonerita) squamulata'' Le Guillou, 1841 * ''Nerita stercusmuscarum'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Natica stercusmuscarum'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Nerita stricta'' Baird, 1873: synonym of ''Nerita (Amphinerita) insculpta'' Récluz, 1841 * ''Nerita succinea'' Récluz, 1841: synonym of ''

Neritilia succinea ''Neritilia succinea'' is a species of submarine cave snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Neritiliidae. Subspecies ''Neritilia succinea guatemalensis'' Pilsbry, 1920: synonym of ''Neritilia succinea'' (Récluz, 1841) Description Th ...

'' (Récluz, 1841) * ''Nerita tomlini'' Turton, 1933: synonym of ''Neritina auriculata'' Lamarck, 1816 * ''Nerita tristis'' Pilsbry, 1901: synonym of ''Nerita helicinoides var. tristis'' Pilsbry, 1901 * ''Nerita vitellus'' Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of '' Natica vitellus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Nerita vitiensis'' Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854: synonym of ''Nerita (Linnerita) litterata'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Nerita vittata'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Natica vittata'' (Gmelin, 1791)

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