Nerita versicolor Four-toothed Nerite/ Variegated Nerite

Nerita versicolor is commonly referred to as Four-toothed Nerite/ Variegated Nerite. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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Scientific:: Nerita versicolor
German:: Nixenschnecke
English:: Four-toothed Nerite/ Variegated Nerite

Category:: Snails

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cycloneritida (Order) > Neritidae (Family) > Nerita (Genus) > versicolor (Species)
Initial determination:: Gmelin, 1791

Occurrence:: Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), the Caribbean
Size:: 0.79" - 1.18" (2cm - 3cm)
Temperature:: 32 °F - 77 °F (0°C - 25°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore)
Tank:: 11 gal (~ 50L)
Difficulty:: Easy

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Nerita adenensis
Nerita albicilla
Ochsenzungen Nerita
Nerita alveolus
Nerita antiquata
Nerita argus
Nerita ascensionis
Nerita aterrima
Nerita atramentosa
Schwarze Nerita
Nerita balteata
Linien Nerita
Nerita chamaeleon
Chamäleon Nerita
Nerita chlorostoma
Nerita costata
Nixenschnecke
Nerita costulata
Nerita crassa
Nerita dombeyi
Nerita erythrostoma
Nerita essingtoni
Nerita exuvia
Nerita filosa
Nerita fragum
Nerita fulgurans
Nerita fuliginata
Nerita funiculata
Nerita grasi
Nerita grisea
Nerita grossa
Nerita guamensis
Nerita helicinoides
Nerita histrio
Nerita incerta
Nerita incurva
Nerita insculpta
Nerita japonica
Nerita lirellata
Nerita litterata
Nerita longii
Nerita luteonigra
Nerita magdalenae
Nerita maura
Nerita maxima
Nerita melanotragus
Schwarze Nerita
Nerita morio
Nerita neritopsoides
Nerita nigerrima
Nerita nigrita
Nerita novaeguineae
Nerita ocellata
Nerita olivaria
Nerita orbignyana
Nerita oryzarum
Nerita patula
Nerita peloronta
Nerita picea
Nerita planospira
Nerita plicata
Falten Nerita, Milchnerite
Nerita polita
Glatte Nixenschnecke
Nerita quadricolor
Nerita sanguinolenta
Nerita scabricosta
Nerita semirugosa
Nerita senegalensis
Nerita signata
Nerita striata
Nerita tessellata
Karierte Nerita, Nixenschnecke
Nerita textilis
Nixenschnecke
Nerita trifasciata
Nerita tristis
Nerita umlaasiana
Nerita undata
Nerita undulata
Nerita versicolor
Nixenschnecke
Nerita vexillum
Nerita vitiensis
Nerita winteri
Nerita yoldii

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-09-09 20:09:32
Last edit:: 2013-09-09 20:09:32

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Nerita versicolor Gmelin, 1791

Synonymised taxa :
Nerita flammea
Nerita tricolor
Nerita striata
Nerita selot
Nerita nigrocincta

As diverse as the synonyms used, so varied is the color and pattern of this sea slug.The English name Variegated Nerite expressed the variety of colors and patterns.The main distribution area is Caribbean sea.Nerita versicolor is nocturnal, hiding during the day under rocks.It feeds on algae.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) >Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neritimorpha (Subclass) > Cycloneritimorpha (Order) > Neritoidea (Superfamily) > Neritidae (Family) >rNerita (Genus)

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Hamburger Abendblatt (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Smithonian Marine Station at Ford Pierce (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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