Neritidae
Neritidae | |
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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 ![]() | |
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 |
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]
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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 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):
- Rafinesque, 1815 - synonyms: Neritellinae Gray, 1847; Proto neritidae Kittl, 1899
- † Wenz, 1938
- Poey, 1852
- tribe Neritinini Poey, 1852 - synonyms: Catilinae Gray, 1868; Orthopomatini Gray, 1868; Stenopomatini Gray, 1868; Septariini Jousseaume, 1894
- tribe Theodoxini Bandel, 2001[4]
- H. B. Baker, 1923
- † Bandel, 2001[4]
Genera[]
Genera, subgenera and species within the family Neritidae include:[5]
- † Squires, 1993
- † Le Renard, 1980
- † Symonds & Pacaud, 2010
- † Yen, 1946
- † Kowalke, 2002
Subfamily
- Genus Bathynerita Clarke, 1989
- Genus Mienerita Dekker, 2000
- Genus Nerita Linnaeus, 1758 - type genus, synonyms: Turrita Wagner, 1897[6]
- Subgenus
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- Subgenus
- Subgenus
- Subgenus
- Subgenus
- Subgenus Martens, 1889
- Species Nerita atramentosa Reeve, 1855
- Species Nerita melanotragus Smith, E. A., 1884
- Subgenus Nerita
- Subgenus
- Subgenus
Subfamily † Neritariinae
- † Koken, 1892
Subfamily Neritininae
- Clithon Montfort, 1810[7]
- Clypeolum Récluz, 1842[8]
- Pilsbry, 1932[4]
- † Gabuniya, 1949
- † Gabuniya, 1949
- Nereina de Cristofori & Jan, 1832
- Neripteron Lesson, 1831[9]
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- Neritina Rafinesque, 1815
- Subgenus
- † Gabuniya, 1953
- Neritodryas Martens, 1869
- Neritona Martens, 1869
- † Oppenheim, 1892
- Puperita Gray, 1857[10]
- Septaria Férussac, 1807[11]
- Theodoxus Montfort, 1810
- † Meek, 1873
- Vitta Mörch, 1852[12]
- Vittina H. B. Baker, 1923
Subfamily Smaragdiinae
- Genus Bourguignat, 1877
- Genus Melvill & Standen, 1899
- Genus Baker, 1923
- Genus Smaragdia Issel, 1869[13]
- Genus
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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritininae Poey, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411639 on 2021-09-25
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Bandel K. (2001). "The history of Theodoxus and Neritina connected with description and systematic evaluation of related Neritimorpha (Gastropoda)". 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
- ^ 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). Septaria. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206410 on 2010-05-03
- ^ 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). 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
- Starobogatov, Y. I. (1970). Fauna Molliuskov i Zoogeograficheskoe Raionirovanie Kontinental'nykh Vodoemov Zemnogo Shara [The Molluscan Fauna and Zoogeographical Zoning of the Continental Water Bodies of the World]. Nauka. Leningrad. 372 p., 12 tables
External links[]
- Gray, J. E. (1868). Notes on Catillus, Humphrey, or Navicella, Lamarck, with descriptions of two new genera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1867: 993-1000
- Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47 (1-2): 1-397
- 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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