Common name of Neritina usnea
 
Common Name Olive nerite
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum, 2005
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core non-fish animal
1st Modifier color pattern(s)
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'nerite', from Latin 'nerita', i.e., a sea mussel ressembling the nautilus; 'olive', from Latin 'oliva', from Greek 'elaia', i.e., evergreen tree Olea europaea cultivated for its drupe-shaped fruit.
 
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