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Nerite vs Cerite - What's the difference?

nerite | cerite |

As nouns the difference between nerite and cerite

is that nerite is any mollusk of the genus while cerite is (mineral) a hydrous silicate of cerium (and other metals).

nerite

English

(wikipedia nerite) (Nerita)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any mollusk of the genus .

    • cerite

    English

    (wikipedia cerite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineral) A hydrous silicate of cerium (and other metals).
  • (zoology) A horn-shaped cerithiid shell.