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Definition of Neritid
1. Noun. Operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell.
Exact synonyms: Neritid Gastropod
Generic synonyms: Seasnail
Group relationships: Family Neritidae, Neritidae
Specialized synonyms: Nerita, Bleeding Tooth, Nerita Peloronta, Neritina
Generic synonyms: Seasnail
Group relationships: Family Neritidae, Neritidae
Specialized synonyms: Nerita, Bleeding Tooth, Nerita Peloronta, Neritina
Lexicographical Neighbors of Neritid
Literary usage of Neritid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Catalogue of British Fossils: Comprising the Genera and Species Hitherto by John Morris (1854)
"Geol. Journ. 10. t. 2. f. 23. Ool. Isle of Skye. U.Eo. Hempstead, Isle of W.
neritid^E. Pld. Swindon (Lowe) ; Chil- mark; Isle of Portland. ..."
2. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1900)
"1559 and 1561, Box No. 601; Nos. 1574, etc., Box No. 62k). Family neritid/E.
Merita albicilla, Linnaeus. ..."
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