Born was the nerita shellfish, the sand-burrowing shellfish his child came forth.    From Wordnik.com.  [swoonrocket] Reference

The shore is lined by a barrier of sharp rocks, covered with species of ostrea and nerita, but although these were the only living testaceous animals that were found, the beach was covered with a multitude of dead and imperfect shells of various species.    From Wordnik.com.  [Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1] Reference