Nerita pelorontaLinnaeus, 1758, p. 778, [Rumph. mus., t. 22, f. K] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: O[ceano] Asiae ad Bandam Range: 32.3°N to 9.4°N; 92°W to 59.6°W Depth: -0.5 to 0 m (live -0.5 to 0 m) Maximum Reported Size: 47 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; Mexico: Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Belize; Honduras: Swan Island; Colombia: Offshore islands; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: Falcon, Sucre, Islas Los Roques, Isla la Blanquilla; Bermuda, Bahamas: Abaco (Great or Little), Cat Island; Cuba: Pinar del Rio, North Matanzas, Cienfuegos, Holguin, Santiago de Cuba; Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman Island, Little Cayman; Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Barbuda, Antigua, Dominica; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St. Vincent, Grenada; Barbados; Trinidad & Tobago: Trinidad References: Dautzenberg (1900); Russell (1941) N; Olsson & McGinty (1958) S; J. B. Lewis (1960) E; Voss & Voss (1960) l; Rice & Kornicker (1962) {W}; Vokes & Vokes (1983, original station data) W; Fernández Milera (1998); Macsotay & Campos (2001); Vegas Torres (2004) Comments: C. W. Johnson (1890) 29.9°N in Florida.
Nerita erythrodonRécluz, 1850a, p. 283, [Chemnitz 1781, pl. 192, figs. 1977-1984] [Synonym] Type Locality: Antilles Comments: Published in synonymy of Nerita peloronta Linnaeus according to Kabat & Finet (1992); but actually included Nerita peloronta Lamarck, not Linnaeus.
Nerita papilioRöding, 1798, p. 19, [Chemnitz 1781, pl. 92, fig. 1977] [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated
Nerita sanguidensRécluz, 1850a, p. 283 [Not available] Type Locality: Mer Rouge Comments: Published in synonymy of Nerita erythrodon Récluz, 1850.
Nerita virgineaRöding, 1798, p. 19, [Chemnitz 1781, pl. 92, figs. 1978-1980] [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated Comments: Non Linnaeus, 1758.
Partial List of References
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 10th ed., vol. 1 824 pp. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden]. Récluz, C. 1850. Notice sur le genre Nérita et sur le S.-G. Neritina, avec le catalogue synonymique des Néritines Journal de Conchyliologie 1 131-164, 282-288, pls. 3, 7. Röding, P. F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum viii + 199 pp. Hamburg. [Stated date: -- Sep 1798.]