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Definition of Nerita peloronta
1. Noun. Gastropod having reddish toothlike projections around the shell opening; of the Caribbean area.
Generic synonyms: Neritid, Neritid Gastropod
Group relationships: Genus Nerita
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nerita Peloronta
Literary usage of Nerita peloronta
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1885)
"G. Nerita-peloronta Linn., Arango, Fauna Mai. Cuba, 1878. 173. Ca. ... Nerita
peloronta Wood, Moll. Cuba, ii, 49. Nerita pennata Schrot., Mal. ..."
2. Guide to the Systematic Distribution of Mollusca in the British Museum by John Edward Gray (1857)
"71). 1. NERITA. Shell thick, hemispherical; inner lip acute, often toothed;
aperture moderate or semicircular. Fig. 70.—Teeth of nerita peloronta. ..."
3. The Conchologist's Text-book: Embracing the Arrangements of Lamarck and by Thomas Brown, William MacGillivray (1853)
"... outer lip obtuse, and often provided internally with teeth. nerita peloronta.
— THE BLOODY-TOOTH NERITA. Plate • XII. fig. 13. ..."
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