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Neritiliidae Neritiliidae is a family of submarine cave snails,Kano Y. & Kase T. (2008). "Diversity and distributions of the submarine-cave Neritiliidae in the Indo-Pacific (Gastropoda: Neritimorpha)". ''Organisms Diversity & Evolution'' 8(1): 22-43. marine ...

.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

Species

Species within the genus ''Neritilia'' include: * ''

Neritilia abeli ''Neritilia'' is a genus of freshwater snails which live near the sea coast in submarine caves. They have an operculum, and are aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Neritiliidae.Bouchet, P. (2010). Neritilia Martens, 1875. In: Bouchet, P.; ...

'' Espinosa, Ortea & Diez-García, 2017 * †'' Neritilia bisinuata'' Lozouet, 2004 * '' Neritilia cavernicola'' Kano & Kase, 2004 * '' Neritilia hawaiiensis'' Kay, 1979 - anchialine pool snail * †''

Neritilia lawsoni ''Neritilia'' is a genus of freshwater snails which live near the sea coast in submarine caves. They have an operculum, and are aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Neritiliidae.Bouchet, P. (2010). Neritilia Martens, 1875. In: Bouchet, P.; ...

'' Symonds & Tracey, 2014 * '' Neritilia littoralis'' Kano, Kase & Kubo, 2003 * '' Neritilia manoeli'' (Dohrn, 1866)Brown D. S. (1994). ''Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance''.

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Neritilia margaritae ''Neritilia'' is a genus of freshwater snails which live near the sea coast in submarine caves. They have an operculum, and are aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Neritiliidae.Bouchet, P. (2010). Neritilia Martens, 1875. In: Bouchet, P.; ...

'' Pérez-Dionis, Espinosa & Ortea, 2010 * ''

Neritilia mariaella ''Neritilia'' is a genus of freshwater snails which live near the sea coast in submarine caves. They have an operculum, and are aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Neritiliidae.Bouchet, P. (2010). Neritilia Martens, 1875. In: Bouchet, P.; ...

'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2018 * '' Neritilia mimotoi'' Kano, Sasaki & Ishikawa, 2001 * † ''

Neritilia neritinoides ''Neritilia'' is a genus of freshwater snails which live near the sea coast in submarine caves. They have an operculum, and are aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Neritiliidae.Bouchet, P. (2010). Neritilia Martens, 1875. In: Bouchet, P.; ...

'' (Cossmann & Peyrot, 1918) * ''

Neritilia panamensis ''Neritilia'' is a genus of freshwater snails which live near the sea coast in submarine caves. They have an operculum, and are aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Neritiliidae.Bouchet, P. (2010). Neritilia Martens, 1875. In: Bouchet, P.; ...

'' Morrison, 1946 * ''

Neritilia pusilla ''Neritilia'' is a genus of freshwater snails which live near the sea coast in submarine caves. They have an operculum, and are aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Neritiliidae.Bouchet, P. (2010). Neritilia Martens, 1875. In: Bouchet, P.; ...

'' (C.B. Adams, 1850) * ''

Neritilia rubida ''Neritilia rubida'' is a species of submarine cave snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Neritiliidae. ''Neritilia rubida'' is the type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with ...

'' (Pease, 1865) - type species *''

Neritilia serrana ''Neritilia'' is a genus of freshwater snails which live near the sea coast in submarine caves. They have an operculum, and are aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Neritiliidae.Bouchet, P. (2010). Neritilia Martens, 1875. In: Bouchet, P.; ...

'' Espinosa, Ortea & Diez-García, 2017 * '' Neritilia succinea'' (Récluz, 1841) * ''

Neritilia vulgaris ''Neritilia vulgaris'' is a species of submarine cave snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Neritiliidae Neritiliidae is a family of submarine cave snails,Kano Y. & Kase T. (2008). "Diversity and distributions of the submarine-cave ...

'' Kano & Kase, 2003 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''

Neritilia consimilis ''Neritilia'' is a genus of freshwater snails which live near the sea coast in submarine caves. They have an operculum, and are aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Neritiliidae.Bouchet, P. (2010). Neritilia Martens, 1875. In: Bouchet, P.; ...

'' Martens, 1897: synonym of ''

'' (Pease, 1865) (junior synonym) * ''Neritilia traceyi'' Ladd, 1965: synonym of '' Laddia traceyi'' (Ladd, 1965)

References

* Eichhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 2. Harxheim: Conchbooks. Pp. 696-1366

External links

Martens, E. von. (1863-1879). Die Gattung Neritina. In: Küster, H. C.; Kobelt, W., Weinkauff, H. C., Eds. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Neu herausgegeben und vervollständigt. Zweiten Bandes zehnte Abtheilung. 1-303, pls A, 1-23. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe

Adams, A. (1863). On some new genera and species of Umboniidae from the seas of Japan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (3) 11: 264-268

Iredale, T. (1918). Molluscan nomenclatural problems and solutions.- No. 1. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 13(1-2): 28-40

Kano Y. & Kase T. (2003). Systematics of the Neritilia rubida complex (Gastropoda: Neritiliidae): three amphidromous species with overlapping distributions in the Indo-Pacific. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 69(3): 273-284.
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