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Family: Neritidae nerites (See list of species below)

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107 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Bathynerita naticoidea []	No picture found Clithon castaneus []	No picture found Clithon chlorostomus []
No picture found Clithon corona []	No picture found Clithon faba []	No picture found Clithon leachii []
No picture found Clithon oualaniensis [Guamanian nerite]	No picture found Clithon parvulus []	No picture found Clithon reticulare []
No picture found Clithon sowerbianus []	No picture found Dostia violacea []	No picture found Mienerita debilis []
No picture found Nereina afra []	No picture found Neripteron bensoni []	No picture found Neripteron cariosum []
No picture found Neripteron mauriciae []	No picture found Neripteron neglectum []	No picture found Neripteron platyconcha []
No picture found Neripteron simoni []	No picture found Neripteron siquijorensis []	No picture found Neripteron vespertinum []
No picture found Neripteron violaceum []	No picture found Nerita adenensis []	Nerita albicilla [Oxpalate nerite]
No picture found Nerita amplisulcata []	No picture found Nerita antiquata []	No picture found Nerita argus []
No picture found Nerita articulata [Lined nerite]	No picture found Nerita ascensionis []	No picture found Nerita atramentosa []
No picture found Nerita aurantia []	No picture found Nerita chamaeleon []	Nerita chameleon [Chameleon nerite]
Nerita costata []	No picture found Nerita erubescens []	No picture found Nerita exuvia [Snake's skin nerite]
No picture found Nerita fulgurans [Antillean nerite]	No picture found Nerita funiculata []	No picture found Nerita guamensis []
No picture found Nerita helicinoides []	No picture found Nerita histrio []	No picture found Nerita insculpta [Sculptured nerite]
No picture found Nerita lirellata []	No picture found Nerita litterata []	No picture found Nerita longii []
No picture found Nerita maura []	No picture found Nerita maxima [Maximum nerite]	No picture found Nerita morio []
No picture found Nerita nigerrima []	No picture found Nerita olivaria []	Nerita peloronta [Bleeding tooth]
Nerita picea [Pitchy nerite]	Nerita planospira [Flatspired nerite]	Nerita plicata []
Nerita polita [Polished nerite]	No picture found Nerita reticulata []	No picture found Nerita sanguinolenta []
Nerita scabricosta [Costate nerite]	No picture found Nerita semirugosa []	Nerita senegalensis [Senegal nerite]
No picture found Nerita signata [Reticulate nerite]	No picture found Nerita spengleriana []	Nerita squamulata [Scaly nerite]
No picture found Nerita tessellata [Checkered nerite]	No picture found Nerita textilis [Textile nerite]	Nerita undata [Waved nerite]
Nerita versicolor [Plicate nerite]	No picture found Nerita yoldii []	No picture found Neritina auriculata []
Neritina clenchi []	No picture found Neritina coromandeliana []	No picture found Neritina meleagris []
Neritina petiti []	No picture found Neritina piratica []	Neritina pulligera [Dusky nerite]
No picture found Neritina punctulata []	No picture found Neritina squamipicta []	No picture found Neritina sulculosa []
Neritina turrita [Turreted nerite]	No picture found Neritina usnea [Olive nerite]	No picture found Neritina variegata []
No picture found Neritina venosa []	Neritina violacea [Violet nerite]	No picture found Neritina waigiensis []
No picture found Neritina zebra []	No picture found Neritodryas dubia [Dubious nerite]	Neritodryas subsulcata [Weakly cut nerite]
No picture found Neritona granosa []	No picture found Pisulina maxima []	No picture found Pisulina tenuis []
No picture found Puperita pupa [Zebra nerite]	No picture found Septaria lineata []	No picture found Septaria porcellana []
No picture found Smaragdia bryanae [Hawaiian seagrass snail]	No picture found Smaragdia paulucciana []	No picture found Smaragdia pulcherrima []
No picture found Smaragdia rangiana [Rang's neritina]	No picture found Smaragdia souverbiana []	No picture found Smaragdia tragena []
Smaragdia viridis [Emerald nerite]	Theodoxus fluviatilis [River nerite]	No picture found Vitta glabrata []
Vitta virginea [Virgin nerite]	No picture found Vittina coromandeliana []	No picture found Vittina cumingiana []
No picture found Vittina jovis []	No picture found Vittina smithii []

107 Species of Family Neritidae
(nerites)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Bathynerita naticoidea		Western Atlantic.	1.6 DL
Clithon castaneus		Western Central Pacific
Clithon chlorostomus		Central Pacific
Clithon corona		Western Pacific
Clithon faba		Northwest Pacific
Clithon leachii		Western Central Pacific
Clithon oualaniensis	Guamanian nerite	Eastern Central Atlantic
Clithon parvulus		Western Central Pacific
Clithon reticulare		Eastern Indian Ocean
Clithon sowerbianus		Western Pacific
Dostia violacea		Western Central Pacific
Mienerita debilis		Western Indian Ocean
Nereina afra		Eastern Central Atlantic
Neripteron bensoni		Indo-Pacific.
Neripteron cariosum		Eastern Central Pacific
Neripteron mauriciae		Western Indian Ocean
Neripteron neglectum		Eastern Central Pacific
Neripteron platyconcha		Eastern Indian Ocean
Neripteron simoni		African-Inland Waters
Neripteron siquijorensis		Western Central Pacific
Neripteron vespertinum		Eastern Central Pacific
Neripteron violaceum		Indo-West Pacific.
Nerita adenensis		Western Indian Ocean.
Nerita albicilla	Oxpalate nerite	Indo-Pacific.	3.5 SHL
Nerita amplisulcata		Western Atlantic.	2.05 DL
Nerita antiquata		Western Central Pacific
Nerita argus		Indo-Pacific	1.5 DL
Nerita articulata	Lined nerite	Indo-West Pacific.
Nerita ascensionis		Atlantic Ocean.	3.6 DL
Nerita atramentosa		Indo-Pacific.
Nerita aurantia		Western Pacific
Nerita chamaeleon		Western Pacific.	3.5 ShL
Nerita chameleon	Chameleon nerite	Indo-Pacific	3.5 SHL
Nerita costata		Indo-West Pacific.
Nerita erubescens		Western Central Pacific
Nerita exuvia	Snake's skin nerite	Western Pacific.	4 ShL
Nerita fulgurans	Antillean nerite	Central Pacific and Weste	3.7 NG
Nerita funiculata		Southeast Pacific and Wes
Nerita guamensis		Western Central Pacific
Nerita helicinoides		Western Pacific
Nerita histrio		Western Central Pacific
Nerita insculpta	Sculptured nerite	Western Pacific.
Nerita lirellata		Eastern Pacific	2.25 SHW
Nerita litterata		Western Central Pacific
Nerita longii		Western Indian Ocean
Nerita maura		Western Indian Ocean
Nerita maxima	Maximum nerite	Western Central Pacific.
Nerita morio		Eastern Pacific	1.92 SHW
Nerita nigerrima		Western Central Pacific
Nerita olivaria		Western Central Pacific
Nerita peloronta	Bleeding tooth	Western Atlantic.	4.7 NG
Nerita picea	Pitchy nerite	Pacific Ocean	3 SHL
Nerita planospira	Flatspired nerite	Indo-Pacific	3.5 SHL
Nerita plicata		Indo-Pacific	2.294 SHH
Nerita polita	Polished nerite	Indo-Pacific	4 SHL
Nerita reticulata		Western Pacific
Nerita sanguinolenta		Mediterranean Sea.
Nerita scabricosta	Costate nerite	Indo-Pacific	3.5 SHL
Nerita semirugosa		Western Central Pacific
Nerita senegalensis	Senegal nerite	Eastern Atlantic
Nerita signata	Reticulate nerite	Western Pacific.
Nerita spengleriana		Western Central Pacific
Nerita squamulata	Scaly nerite	Indo-Pacific	3.5 SHL
Nerita tessellata	Checkered nerite	Western Atlantic and Anta	2.5 NG
Nerita textilis	Textile nerite	Indo-Pacific
Nerita undata	Waved nerite	Indo-Pacific	4 SHL
Nerita versicolor	Plicate nerite	Indo-Pacific and Western	3.5 SHL
Nerita yoldii		Indo-Pacific.	1.6 DL
Neritina auriculata		Western Pacific
Neritina clenchi		Western Atlantic.	2.01 DL
Neritina coromandeliana		Western Central Pacific	2 ShL
Neritina meleagris		Western Atlantic.	1.57 NG
Neritina petiti		Western Pacific
Neritina piratica		Western Atlantic.	2.4 NG
Neritina pulligera	Dusky nerite	Indo-West Pacific.
Neritina punctulata		Western Central Atlantic	3.3 DL
Neritina squamipicta		Western Central Pacific
Neritina sulculosa		Western Central Pacific
Neritina turrita	Turreted nerite	Indo-Pacific.	3.5 SHL
Neritina usnea	Olive nerite	Western Central Atlantic.
Neritina variegata		Western Pacific.
Neritina venosa		Western Atlantic.	0.87 DL
Neritina violacea	Violet nerite	Western Pacific	2.5 ShL
Neritina waigiensis		Western Pacific.	2 ShL
Neritina zebra		Western Central Atlantic	2.14 DL
Neritodryas dubia	Dubious nerite	Western Pacific	2.5 ShL
Neritodryas subsulcata	Weakly cut nerite	Western Pacific.	3 SHL
Neritona granosa		Eastern Central Pacific
Pisulina maxima		Western Central Pacific
Pisulina tenuis		Western Central Pacific
Puperita pupa	Zebra nerite	Western Central Atlantic.	1.3 DL
Septaria lineata		Western Central Pacific
Septaria porcellana		Western Pacific.
Smaragdia bryanae	Hawaiian seagrass snail	Central Pacific
Smaragdia paulucciana		Central Pacific
Smaragdia pulcherrima		Western Central Pacific
Smaragdia rangiana	Rang's neritina	Indo-West Pacific.
Smaragdia souverbiana		Indo-West Pacific. Intro
Smaragdia tragena		Eastern Central Pacific
Smaragdia viridis	Emerald nerite	Western Atlantic Ocean; M	0.8 NG
Theodoxus fluviatilis	River nerite	Northeast Atlantic, the M
Vitta glabrata		Eastern Central Atlantic
Vitta virginea	Virgin nerite	Western Atlantic.	2.5 DL
Vittina coromandeliana		Western Central Pacific
Vittina cumingiana		Western Central Pacific
Vittina jovis		Western Central Pacific
Vittina smithii		Eastern Indian Ocean

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