Nerita virgineaLinnaeus, 1758, p. 778, [Bonan. recr. 3, t. 204; Pet. gaz. t. 11, f. 3] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: in M[are] Mediterraneo Range: 32.3°N to 27°S; 97.7°W to 35°W Depth: 0 to 1.5 m (live 0 to 1.5 m) Maximum Reported Size: 25 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Texas; Mexico: Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche State, Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Guatemala; Colombia: Offshore islands; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: Falcon; Bermuda, Bahamas: Grand Bahama Island, Abaco (Great or Little), New Providence; Cuba: North Havana Province, North Matanzas, Holguin, Santiago de Cuba; Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman Island; Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Surinam, Brazil: Para, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Espirito Santo, Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina References: Shuttleworth (1854); Clench (1938b); E. A. Andrews (1941) M; Ladd (1951); Rios (1970) SE; García-Cubas (1970) W; Princz (1978b); Cosel (1986) L; Lyons (1989b) d; Fernández Milera (1998); Vegas Torres (2004); Blanco & Scatena (2006) Comments: C. W. Johnson (1890) 29.9°N in Florida. Combining Genera: Theodoxus
Nerita (Neritina) bahiensisRécluz, 1850a, p. 154-155, pl. 7, fig. 10 [Synonym] Type Locality: Bahia [Brazil] Range: 12°S to 12°S; 39°W Maximum Reported Size: 18 mm Distribution: Brazil: Bahia References: Récluz (1850a) NSEWM; Kabat & Finet (1992) T
Nerita brasiliana sic, [Not available] Comments: Error for braziliana by Récluz (1850a).
Neritina braziliana Sowerby II, 1849, [Synonym] Attributed to: Récluz References: Shuttleworth (1854) s Comments: Introduced in synonymy of N. virginea; treated as valid by Récluz (1850a:151).
Neritina virginea var. cajennensisRigacci, 1866, p. 36 [Not available] Type Locality: Cajenna Comments: Nude name.
Nerita cardinalisRöding, 1798, p. 16, [Chemnitz 1786, pl. 124, figs. 1088h-i] [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: Not stated
Nerita chlorinaLink, 1807b, p. 141-142, [Chemnitz 1786, pl. 124, fig. 1088d] [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: Not stated
Nerita (Neritina) fasciolaRécluz, 1850a, p. 151 [Not available] Attributed to: Cristofori MS Type Locality: Not stated References: Récluz (1850a) s Comments: Name introduced in synonymy of Nerita brasiliana.
Nerita listeriPfeiffer, 1840, p. 255, Not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: Cuba [Nordküste (Pfeiffer 1839: 349), Matanzas Bay or Cardenas, based on localities cited by Pfeiffer (1854c)] Range: 23°N to 18.2°N; 81.2°W to 65.5°W Maximum Reported Size: 21.8 mm Distribution: Cuba: North Matanzas; Puerto Rico References: Pfeiffer (1840) NWM; Shuttleworth (1854) SE; Russell (1940) s
Nerita marmorataLink, 1807b, p. 141, [Chemnitz 1786, pl. 124, fig. 1086] [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated References: Tomlin & Winckworth (1936) s
Neritina (Vitta) matoniMörch, 1852, p. 167 [Not available] Attributed to: Récluz Type Locality: Brasilia Distribution: Brazil Comments: Nude name.
Nerita mertoniana auct. non Recluz, 1843, [Not available; synonymy uncertain] Range: 25°N to 10.5°N; 77°W to 61.5°W Depth: 0 m Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela: Falcon; Bahamas; Trinidad & Tobago: Trinidad References: Higgins & Marrat (1877) NSEW Comments: Misidentification by Higgins & Marrat (1877); N. mertoniana is from the Philippines (Kabat & Finet, 1992). Combining Genera: Neritella
Neritina minor Metcalf, 1904, [Synonym]
Nerita nigro cinctaRöding, 1798, p. 17, [Chemnitz 1786, pl. 124, fig. 1089] [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: Not stated
Nerita phrygiaDillwyn, 1823, p. 30, pl. 605, fig. 32 [Synonymy uncertain] Attributed to: Meuschen (1797)
Nerita (Neritina) tigrisRécluz, 1850a, p. 151, [Sowerby, Conch. Illus. fig. 27] [Not available] Attributed to: Jan MS Type Locality: Not stated References: Récluz (1850a) s Comments: Name introduced in synonymy of Nerita brasiliana.
Neritina (Vitta) trabalisMörch, 1852, p. 167, [Petivier, Gaz. 68, fig. 4] [Synonym] Type Locality: Antilles
Neritina virginia sic, [Not available] Comments: Error for virginea by Sowerby (1849) and Altena (1975).
Partial List of References
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