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Nerita Linnaeus, 1758

138254  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138254)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Neritimorpha (Subclass)
  6. Cycloneritida (Order)
  7. Neritoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Neritidae (Family)
  9. Neritinae (Subfamily)
  10. Nerita (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Nerita (Argonerita) Frey & Vermeij, 2008 · alternative representation
Nerita (Linnerita) Vermeij, 1984 · alternative representation

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  1. Species Nerita albicilla Linnaeus, 1758
  2. Species Nerita ascensionis Gmelin, 1791
  3. Species Nerita aterrima Gmelin, 1791
  4. Species Nerita chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758
  5. Species Nerita costata Gmelin, 1791
  6. Species Nerita filosa Reeve, 1855
  7. Species Nerita magdalenae Gmelin, 1791
  8. Species Nerita melanotragus E. A. Smith, 1884
  9. Species Nerita neritopsoides Reeve, 1855
  10. Species Nerita plicata Linnaeus, 1758
  11. Species Nerita polita Linnaeus, 1758
  12. Species Nerita quadricolor Gmelin, 1791
  13. Species Nerita sanguinolenta Menke, 1829
  14. Species Nerita scabricosta Lamarck, 1822
  15. Species Nerita senegalensis Gmelin, 1791
  16. Species Nerita signata Lamarck, 1822
  17. Species Nerita striata Burrow, 1815
  18. Species Nerita textilis Gmelin, 1791
  19. Species Nerita umlaasiana Krauss, 1848
  20. Species Nerita undata Linnaeus, 1758
  21. Species Nerita undulata Gmelin, 1791
  22. Species Nerita yoldii Récluz, 1841
  23. Species Nerita atrata Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Nerita senegalensis Gmelin, 1791
  24. Species Nerita atrata Chemnitz, 1781 accepted as Nerita senegalensis Gmelin, 1791 (unavailable name: published in a work placed on the Official Index)
  25. Species Nerita bensoni Récluz, 1850 accepted as Neripteron bensoni (Récluz, 1850) (original combination)
  26. Species Nerita bisecta Reeve, 1855 accepted as Nerita magdalenae Gmelin, 1791
  27. Species Nerita chrysostoma Récluz, 1841 accepted as Nerita striata Burrow, 1815
  28. Species Nerita debilis Dufo, 1840 accepted as Mienerita debilis (Dufo, 1840) (original combination)
  29. Species Nerita forskaelii Récluz, 1841 accepted as Nerita sanguinolenta Menke, 1829
  30. Species Nerita ornata G. B. Sowerby I, 1823 accepted as Nerita scabricosta Lamarck, 1822 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  31. Species Nerita plexa Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Nerita textilis Gmelin, 1791
  32. Species Nerita punctata Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 accepted as Nerita aterrima Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted > junior homonym, of Nerita punctata O.F. Müller, 1774, and several others)
  33. Species Nerita spadicea Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Natica spadicea (Gmelin, 1791) (original combination)
  34. Subgenus Nerita (Argonerita) Frey & Vermeij, 2008 represented as Nerita Linnaeus, 1758
    1. Species Nerita (Argonerita) aterrima Gmelin, 1791 represented as Nerita aterrima Gmelin, 1791
    2. Species Nerita (Argonerita) chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Nerita chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758
    3. Species Nerita (Argonerita) signata Lamarck, 1822 represented as Nerita signata Lamarck, 1822
  35. Subgenus Nerita (Linnerita) Vermeij, 1984 represented as Nerita Linnaeus, 1758
    1. Species Nerita (Linnerita) polita Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Nerita polita Linnaeus, 1758
marine, brackish
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nerita Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138254 on 2026-03-17
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Nerita Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138254 on 2026-03-17
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Gofas, Serge
2006-04-04 09:07:56Z
changed
Vandepitte, Leen
2010-01-18 13:24:39Z
changed
Krijnen, Charles
2012-02-28 21:03:24Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2016-03-13 04:30:17Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2017-12-28 04:46:42Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Nerita (Argonerita) Frey & Vermeij, 2008) Frey, M. A., & Vermeij, G. J. (2008). Molecular phylogenies and historical biogeography of a circumtropical group of gastropods (Genus: Nerita): Implications for regional diversity patterns in the marine tropics. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 48: 1067-1086., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2008.05.009 [details] 

original description (of Nerita (Linnerita) Vermeij, 1984) Vermeij G.J. (1984). The systematic position of the neritid prosobranch gastropod <i>Nerita polita</i> and related species. <i>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington</i>, 97(4): 688-692. [details] 

taxonomy source Eichhorst, T. E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume one. Harxheim, Conchbooks. pp. 1-694. [details] 

additional source Nazneen, S. & Begum, F. (1988). Hydrological studies of Lyari River. <em>Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research.</em> 31(1): 26-29.
page(s): 28; note: Unidentified species [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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