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Neritidae

Neritidae

9.9
A group of small to medium snails that live in fresh, slightly salty, or salt water
  • noun
  • /ˌnɛrɪˈteɪdə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Neritidae
  • The Neritidae family includes many species adapted to both freshwater and marine habitats.

Examples

  • Some aquarists prefer Neritidae snails because they are effective algae eaters.

  • Fossils of Neritidae have been found in sediments dating back millions of years.

  • The Neritidae family includes many unique species.

  • Many aquarists love keeping Neritidae in their tanks.

  • Some aquarists prefer Neritidae snails because they are effective algae eaters.

  • The Neritidae family includes many species adapted to both freshwater and marine habitats.

  • Fossils of Neritidae have been found in sediments dating back millions of years.

Surface Forms

Neritidae singular
Neritidaes plural

Morphology

Neritidae = Nerita (opaque) = nerit + idae

The family name is a technical taxonomic formation from a genus stem plus the specialist suffix '-idae', which is unlikely to be meaningful to a general B1 learner.

Etymology

Neritidae comes from the snail genus Nerita plus the scientific ending -idae, which marks an animal 'family'. Nerita comes from an old Greek word for a 'sea snail' and is linked to sea nymphs, so the name points to a family of small water snails.