Nerita peloronta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.^[2]

Description

This shell large among nerites, is thick and short spired. Its surface may have slightly raised spiral ridges. The dark red operculum is granulated on its inner side. The color of the shell is yellow, reddish, or creamy, with darker streaks or zigzags.

Distribution

 Rocks inshore. W.Indies, W.Florida, Bermuda, and the Caribbean.

References

• Récluz, C. 1850. Notice sur le genre Nérita et sur le S.-G. Neritina, avec le catalogue synonymique des Néritines. Journal de Conchyliologie 1: 131-164, 282-288, pls. 3, 7.