''Neripteron'' is a genus of brackish water and
freshwater snail
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s, an aquatic
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the subfamily Neritininae of the family
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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, the nerites.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neripteron Lesson, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818409 on 2021-09-22
]
''Neripteron auriculatum'' is the type species of the genus ''Neripteron''.
Species
Species within the genus ''Neripteron'' include:
* ''
Neripteron amoenum''
(Gould, 1847)
* ''
Neripteron auriculatum
''Neripteron auriculatum'' is a species of brackish water and freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.
''Neripteron auriculatum'' is the type species of the genus ''Neripteron''.
Distribution
India
...
''
(Lamarck, 1816)
* ''
Neripteron bensoni
''Neripteron'' is a genus of brackish water and freshwater snails, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Neritininae of the family Neritidae
Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater ...
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(Récluz, 1850)
* ''
Neripteron bicanaliculatum''
(Récluz, 1843)
* ''
Neripteron cariosum''
(W. Wood, 1828)
* ''
Neripteron cornucopia''
(Benson, 1836)
* ''
Neripteron dilatatum''
(Broderip, 1833)
* ''
Neripteron holosericeum'' (Garrett, 1872)
* ''
Neripteron lecontei''
(Récluz, 1853)
* ''
Neripteron mauriciae
''Neripteron mauriciae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neripteron mauriciae (Lesson, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://ww ...
''
(Lesson, 1831)
* ''
Neripteron neglectum''
(Pease, 1861)
* ''
Neripteron obtusum''
(G. B. Sowerby I, 1836)
* ''
Neripteron pileolus''
(Récluz, 1850)
* ''
Neripteron platyconcha''
(Annandale & Prashad, 1919)
* ''
Neripteron rostratum''
(Reeve, 1856)
* ''
Neripteron rubicundum''
(Martens, 1875)
* ''
Neripteron simoni''
(Prashad, 1921)
* ''
Neripteron siquijorense''
(Récluz, 1844)
* ''
Neripteron spirale''
(Reeve, 1855)
* ''
Neripteron subauriculatum''
(Récluz, 1843)
* ''
Neripteron subviolaceum
''Neripteron'' is a genus of brackish water and freshwater snails, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Neritininae of the family Neritidae, the nerites. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neripteron Lesson, 1831. Accessed through ...
''
Eichhorst, 2016
* ''
Neripteron taitense
''Neripteron'' is a genus of brackish water and freshwater snails, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Neritininae of the family Neritidae, the nerites. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neripteron Lesson, 1831. Accessed through ...
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(Lesson, 1831)
* ''
Neripteron vespertinum
''Neripteron vespertinum'' is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Neritidae
Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a ...
''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)
* ''
Neripteron violaceum''
(Gmelin, 1791)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Neripteron asperulatum'' (Récluz, 1843):
synonym of ''
Neritina asperulata''
(Récluz, 1843)
* ''Neripteron holosericum'' : synonym of ''
Neripteron holosericeum''
(Garrett, 1872) (misspelling)
* ''Neripteron schneideri''
Riech, 1935: synonym of ''
Neripteron auriculatum
''Neripteron auriculatum'' is a species of brackish water and freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.
''Neripteron auriculatum'' is the type species of the genus ''Neripteron''.
Distribution
India
...
''
(Lamarck, 1816)
References
* hhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 1. Harxheim: Conchbooks. 695 pp
External links
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Neritidae
Taxa named by René Lesson