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 with a granular structure. The whorls 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.Vermeij GJ. 1984. The systematic position of the Neritid prosobranch gastropod Nerita polita and related species. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 97: 688-692. However, inconsistencies still remain over the use and validity of many taxonomic names, because species show a wide variety of colors, patterns and even details of shell morphology, which has given rise to many synonyms.
Species
Species within the genus Nerita include:WoRMS : NeritaITIS info athttp://www.catalogueoflife.org/search_results.php?search_string=Nerita&match_whole_words=on
Nerita adenensis Mienis, 1978 Nerita albicilla Linnaeus, 1758 Nerita alveolus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848 Nerita antiquata Récluz, 1841 Nerita apiata Récluz, 1843RMNH (Naturalis): Nerita apiata Nerita argus Récluz, 1841 Nerita ascensionis Gmelin, 1791Malacolog :Nerita ascencionis Nerita aterrima Gmelin, 1791 Nerita atramentosa Reeve, 1855 Nerita balteata Reeve, 1855: probably congeneric with Nerita articulata Nerita chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758 Nerita chlorostoma Lamarck, 1816 Nerita costata 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 Von Martens (1879)"Gattung neritina"; Verlag von Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg, 1879 Nerita erythrostoma Eichhorst & Neville, 2004 Nerita essingtoni Récluz, 1842 Nerita exuvia Linnaeus, 1758 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, 1842M. Souleyet, Description de cing nouvelles espèces de Nérites fluviales provenant du voyage de la Bonite; Revue zoologique de la Société cuvierienne, Volume 5 Nerita grasi Eichhorst, 2016 Nerita grisea Reeve, 1855 Nerita grossa Linnaeus, 1758 Nerita guamensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 Nerita helicinoides Reeve, 1855 Nerita histrio Linnaeus, 1758 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 Récluz, 1842 Nerita luteonigra Dekker, 2000 Nerita maculifera Le Guillou, 1841University of Guam: Nerita maculiferaMNHN, Paris: Nerita maculifera 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 Linnaeus, 1758- bleeding tooth Nerita picea Récluz, 1841 Nerita planospira Anton, 1839 Nerita plicata Linnaeus, 1758 Nerita polita Linnaeus, 1758 Nerita quadricolor Gmelin, 1791 Nerita quoyi Le Guillou, 1841GBIF : Neritidae 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, 1895GBIF: Nerita subgranosaMNHN, Paris: Nerita subgranosa † Nerita symondsi Pacaud, 2017 Nerita tessellata Gmelin, 1791 - checkered nerite Nerita textilis Gmelin, 1791 Nerita trifasciata Le Guillou, 1841 Nerita umlaasiana Krauss, 1848 Nerita undata Linnaeus, 1758 (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
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also includes the following species with names in current use:OBIS : Nerita 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 (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 (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 Payraudeautia intricata (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 (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 Mammilla melanostoma (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 obscura 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