Nerita (nerita)

[NL., Νηρεύς, a sea-god: see Ne reid.] A genus of mollusks used with widely varying limits. (a) By Linnæus it was applied to a large and heterogeneous a emblage. (b) By later writers it has been restricted to a more or le well-defined group typical of the family Neritidæ. Also written Nerites. neritacean (ner-i-tā'sē Nerita ustulata.