Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a distinctive operculum.[2] The family Neritidae includes marine genera such as Nerita, marine and freshwater genera such as Neritina, and freshwater and brackish water genera such as Theodoxus.
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| An oblique left side view of a live Theodoxus fluviatilis | |
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| Two shells of the freshwater nerite Theodoxus danubialis, scale bar in mm | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Superfamily: | Neritoidea |
| Family: | Neritidae Rafinesque, 1815 |
| Genera | |
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| Diversity[1] | |
| About 110 freshwater species, some brackish water species, and some fully marine species | |
The common name "nerite" as well as the family name Neritidae and the genus name Nerita, are derived from the name of Nerites, who was a sea god in Greek mythology.
Distribution
Neritidae live primarily in the southern hemisphere, but there are some exceptions, such as a genus Theodoxus which can be found in Europe and Northern Africa [3] or Bathynerita naticoidea.
Taxonomy
This family consists of the five following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):
- Neritinae Rafinesque, 1815 - synonyms: Neritellinae Gray, 1847; Proto neritidae Kittl, 1899
- † Neritariinae Wenz, 1938
- Neritininae Poey, 1852
- tribe Neritinini Poey, 1852 - synonyms: Catilinae Gray, 1868; Orthopomatini Gray, 1868; Stenopomatini Gray, 1868; Septariini Jousseaume, 1894
- tribe Theodoxini Bandel, 2001[4]
- Smaragdiinae H. B. Baker, 1923
- † Velatinae Bandel, 2001[4]
Genera
Genera, subgenera and species within the family Neritidae include:[5]
- † Bajanerita Squires, 1993
- † Calyptronerita Le Renard, 1980
- † Cuisenerita Symonds & Pacaud, 2010
- † Mesoneritina Yen, 1946
- † Monsneritina Kowalke, 2002
Subfamily Neritinae
- Genus Bathynerita Clarke, 1989
- Genus Mienerita Dekker, 2000
- Genus Nerita Linnaeus, 1758 - type genus, synonyms: Turrita Wagner, 1897[6]
- Subgenus Adenerita
- Subgenus Amphinerita
- Subgenus Cymostyla
- Subgenus Heminerita
- Subgenus Ilynerita
- Subgenus Linnerita
- Subgenus Melanerita Martens, 1889
- Species Nerita atramentosa Reeve, 1855
- Species Nerita melanotragus Smith, E. A., 1884
- Subgenus Nerita
- Subgenus Ritena
- Subgenus Theliostyla
Subfamily † Neritariinae
- † Neritaria Koken, 1892
Subfamily Neritininae
- Clithon Montfort, 1810[7]
- Clypeolum Récluz, 1842[8]
- Fluvinerita Pilsbry, 1932[4]
- Fluvinerita tenebricosa
- † Manana Gabuniya, 1949
- † Mananopsis Gabuniya, 1949
- Nereina de Cristofori & Jan, 1832
- Neripteron Lesson, 1831[9]
- Neripteron vespertinum (Sowerby II, 1849)
- Neritina Rafinesque, 1815
- Subgenus Dostia
- † Neritinopsis Gabuniya, 1953
- Neritodryas Martens, 1869
- Neritona Martens, 1869
- † Neritoplica Oppenheim, 1892
- Puperita Gray, 1857[10]
- Septaria Férussac, 1807[11]
- Theodoxus Montfort, 1810
- † Velatella Meek, 1873
- Vitta Mörch, 1852[12]
- Vittina H. B. Baker, 1923
Subfamily Smaragdiinae
- Genus Gaillardotia Bourguignat, 1877
- Genus Magadis Melvill & Standen, 1899
- Genus Smaragdella Baker, 1923
- Genus Smaragdia Issel, 1869[13]
- Genus Smaragoista
Subfamily † Velatinae
- † Velates Montfort, 1810
Synonyms
- † Agapilia Harzhauser & Kowalke, 2001 : synonym of Vitta Mörch, 1852
- Navicella Lamarck, 1816: synonym of Septaria Férussac, 1807 (junior synonym)
- † Ninniopsis Tomlin, 1930: synonym of † Theodoxus (Ninniopsis) Tomlin, 1930 represented as Theodoxus Montfort, 1810 (original rank)
- Orthopoma Gray, 1868: synonym of Septaria Férussac, 1807
- Orthopomatini Gray, 1868: synonym of Neritininae Poey, 1852
- Paranerita Bourne, 1908: synonym of Vittina H. B. Baker, 1923 (Invalid: junior homonym of Paranerita Hampson, 1901 [Lepidoptera])
- Pseudonerita H. B. Baker, 1923: synonym of Neripteron (Pseudonerita) H. B. Baker, 1923 represented as Neripteron Lesson, 1831
- Serenia Benson, 1856: synonym of Neritona Martens, 1869 (unavailable name: established in synonymy)
- Tanalia Gray, 1847: synonym of Neritona Martens, 1869
- Theodoxia Bourguignat, 1877: synonym of Theodoxus Montfort, 1810 (Invalid: unjustified emendation of Theodoxus)
- Theodoxis Montfort, 1810: synonym of Theodoxus Montfort, 1810 (alternative original spelling, not in use)
References
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