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Nerita

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Ne`ri´ta
prop. n.1.(Zool.) A genus of marine gastropods, mostly natives of warm climates.
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Noun1.Nerita - a neritid gastropod having a short smooth or spirally ridged shell with thick usually toothed outer lip and toothed operculumnerita - a neritid gastropod having a short smooth or spirally ridged shell with thick usually toothed outer lip and toothed operculum
neritid, neritid gastropod - operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell
genus Nerita - type genus of the Neritidae


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Anat Rec 187: 347-366 Sandujza R, Weinheimer AJ, Enler KL, Adam M (1985) Unusual occurrence of flavoplumarine, an antibacterial pigment in the mollusk Nerita albicilla.
[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] The prosobranch gastropods, Nerita versicolor Gmelin, 1791 (family Neritidae) and Tectarius antonii Philippi, 1846 (family Littorinidae), dominated the mid and high-shore areas of the two study sites, respectively.
Another marine prosobranch, Nerita saxtilis, an efficient biologic monitor to heavy metal pollution in the Red Sea had much lower [LC.
 
 
 
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