nerite

 
Pronunciation: /ˈnɪərʌɪt/

noun

  • a chiefly tropical mollusc with a somewhat globe-shaped and brightly marked shell, typically found in water.
    • Superfamily Neritacea, class Gastropoda: several genera and species, including the European freshwater snail Theodoxus fluviatilis

Origin:

early 18th century: from Latin nerita, from Greek nēritēs 'sea mussel', from the name of the sea god Nereus