Checkered Nerite Nerita tessellata

Photo: Carel de Haseth

Classification

Neritidae [family]

Nerita [genus] (4)

tessellata [species]

Classification

Neritidae [family]

Nerita [genus] (4)

tessellata [species]

Names

English name	Checkered Nerite
Valid name	Nerita tessellata Gmelin, 1791

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Mollusca [phylum] Molluscs
  - Gastropoda [class] Snails and slugs
    - Neritimorpha [subclass]
      - Cycloneritimorpha [order]
        
        Neritoidea [superfamily]
        
        Neritidae [family]
        
        Nerita Linnaeus, 1758 [genus]
        
        Nerita tessellata Gmelin, 1791 [species] Checkered Nerite