Neritilia

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Neritilia
Neritilia succinea (MNHN-IM-2000-32772).jpeg
Neritilia succinea shells (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
Order: Cycloneritida
Superfamily: Helicinoidea
Family: Neritiliidae
Genus: Neritilia
von Martens, 1879[1]
Type species
Nerita peloronta Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[2]
  • Calceolata Iredale, 1918 (Replacement name for Calceolina A. Adams, 1863, non Rafinesque, 1815)
  • Calceolina A. Adams, 1863 (Invalid: junior homonym of Calceolina Rafinesque, 1815; Calceolata is a replacement name)
  • Neritina (Neritilia) Martens, 1875 (original rank)
  • Teinostoma (Calceolata) Iredale, 1918

Neritilia is a genus of freshwater snails which live near the sea coast in submarine caves.[3] They have an operculum, and are aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Neritiliidae.[2]

Species[]

Species within the genus Neritilia include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Martens, 1897:[3] synonym of Neritilia rubida (Pease, 1865) (junior synonym)
  • Neritilia traceyi Ladd, 1965: synonym of (Ladd, 1965)

References[]

  1. ^ Martens (1879). In: Martini & Chemnitz (1879). Syst. Conch.-Cab. 2(10): 19.
  2. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2010). Neritilia Martens, 1875. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390982 on 2011-03-16
  3. ^ a b c d Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-7484-0026-5.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Neritilia Martens, 1875". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  • Eichhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 2. Harxheim: Conchbooks. Pp. 696-1366

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