Main  features  of  the  family : 

Sturdy,  nearly  globular  shells  with  few  whorls.  Herbivorous  molluscs.
All  nerites  are  provided  with  a  tight - fitting  operculum  that  enables  them  to  retain  water  
within  the  shell  and  thus  withstand  long  periods  of  exposure  in  the  intertidal  splash  zone. 

2  species  of  nerites  have  a  verified  occurrence  in  the  Galápagos  Islands.

List  of  genera  and  species  known  from  the  Galápagos

NERITA        ( 2 species )

       Nerita  funiculata  Lamarck, 1822

       Nerita  scabricosta  Menke, 1851