Neritidae
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.
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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 | |
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Family: | Neritidae Rafinesque, 1815 |
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About 110 freshwater species, some brackish water species, and some fully marine species |
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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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[2] 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[3]
- Smaragdiinae H. B. Baker, 1923
- † Velatinae Bandel, 2001[3]
Genera
Genera, subgenera and species within the family Neritidae include:[4]
Subfamily Neritinae
- Genus Bathynerita Clarke, 1989
- Genus Nerita Linnaeus, 1758 - type genus, synonyms: Turrita Wagner, 1897[5]
- 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 Mienerita
- Subgenus Nerita
- Subgenus Ritena
- Subgenus Theliostyla
Subfamily † Neritariinae
- † Neritaria Koken, 1892
Subfamily Neritininae
tribe Neritinini
tribe Theodoxini
- Genus Clithon Montfort, 1810[8]
- Genus Clypeolum Récluz, 1842[9]
- Species Clypeolum auriculatum
- Species Clypeolum granosum
- Species Clypeolum latissimum
- Genus Fluvinerita Pilsbry, 1932[3]
- Species Fluvinerita tenebricosa
- Genus Neripteron Lesson, 1831[10]
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- Genus Neritodryas Martens, 1869
- Genus Puperita Gray, 1857[11]
- Genus Theodoxus Montfort, 1810
Subfamily Smaragdiinae
- Genus Gaillardotia Bourguignat, 1877
- Genus Magadis Melvill & Standen, 1899
- Genus Smaragdella Baker, 1923
- Genus Smaragdia Issel, 1869[12]
- Genus Smaragoista
Subfamily † Velatinae
- † Velates Montfort, 1810
References
- Strong E. E., Gargominy O., Ponder W. F. & Bouchet P. (2008). "Global Diversity of Gastropods (Gastropoda; Mollusca) in Freshwater". Hydrobiologia 595: 149-166. hdl:10088/7390 doi:10.1007/s10750-007-9012-6.
- Bunje P. M. & Lindberg D. R. (2007). "Lineage divergence of a freshwater snail clade associated with post-Tethys marine basin development". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42(2): 373–387. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.06.026.
- Bandel K. (2001). "The history of Theodoxus and Neritina connected with description and systematic evaluation of related Neritimorpha (Gastropoda)". Mittelungen aus dem Geologisch-Palaontologischen Institut Universitat Hamburg 85: 65-164. abstract Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine.
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Bouchet, P.; Krijnen, C.; Gofas, S. (2016). Nerita Linnaeus, 1758. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138254 on 2017-12-07
- Neubauer, Thomas A.; Bouchet, P.; Sartori, André F. (2016). Vitta Mörch, 1852. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818782 on 2017-12-07
- WoRMS (2009). Septaria. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206410 on 2010-05-03
- Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2016). Clithon Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=737507 on 2017-12-07
- Bouchet, P. (2016). Clypeolum. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=873719 on 2017-12-07
- Bouchet, P. (2016). Neripteron Lesson, 1831. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818409 on 2017-12-07
- WoRMS (2009). Puperita Gray, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205488 on 2010-05-03
- WoRMS (2009). Smaragdia Issel, 1869. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138255 on 2010-05-03
External links
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- Bourne G. C. (1908). "Contributions to the morphology of the group Neritacea of aspidobranch gastropods. I. The Neritidae." Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1908: 810-887.
- Miocene Gastropods and Biostratigraphy of the Kern River Area, California; United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 642
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