genus nerita

Noun
  1. Type genus of the Neritidae (synset 101949128)
    is a type of: mollusk genus - a genus of mollusks
    member holonym:
    • nerita - a neritid gastropod having a short smooth or spirally ridged shell with thick usually toothed outer lip and toothed operculum
    • bleeding tooth, nerita peloronta - gastropod having reddish toothlike projections around the shell opening; of the Caribbean area
    belongs to: family neritidae, neritidae - neritids

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