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''Neritina'' (common name: nerite snails), is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of small aquatic
snail A snail is, in loose terms, a shelled gastropod. The name is most often applied to land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. However, the common name ''snail'' is also used for most of the members of the molluscan class G ...
s with an operculum 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 gill and a distinctive operculum. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritininae Poey, 1852. Accessed through: ...
, the nerites.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritina Lamarck, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206842 on 2021-09-24 They are as well marine, as
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, and sometimes freshwater gastropod
mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000  extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...
s ''Neritina'' is the
type genus In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name. Zoological nomenclature According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nominal ...
of the tribe Neritinini.


Species

Species in the genus ''Neritina'' include:Neritina at ITIS.gov
accessed 24 September 2021 * † '' Neritina aloeodus'' F. Sandberger, 1860 * † '' Neritina ambrosana'' Stephenson in Stephenson & Stenzel, 1952 * '' Neritina arcifer'' Mörch, 1872 * ''
Neritina asperulata ''Neritina asperulata'' is a species of a marine and freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritina asperulata (Récluz, 1843). Accessed through: World Regist ...
'' (Récluz, 1843) * † '' Neritina bannisteri'' Meek, 1873 * † ''
Neritina baptista ''Neritina'' (common name: nerite snails), is a genus of small aquatic snails with an operculum in the family Neritidae, the nerites.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritina Lamarck, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...
'' White, 1878 * † '' Neritina baueri'' Stanton, 1916 * ''
Neritina beckii ''Neritina'' (common name: nerite snails), is a genus of small aquatic snails with an operculum in the family Neritidae, the nerites.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritina Lamarck, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...
'' (Récluz, 1841) * † ''
Neritina bellatula ''Neritina'' (common name: nerite snails), is a genus of small aquatic snails with an operculum in the family Neritidae, the nerites.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritina Lamarck, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...
'' Meek, 1873 * † ''
Neritina bidens ''Neritina'' (common name: nerite snails), is a genus of small aquatic snails with an operculum in the family Neritidae, the nerites.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritina Lamarck, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...
'' F. Sandberger, 1870 * † ''
Neritina brevispira ''Neritina'' (common name: nerite snails), is a genus of small aquatic snails with an operculum in the family Neritidae, the nerites.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritina Lamarck, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...
'' F. Sandberger, 1871 * † ''
Neritina brongnartina ''Neritina'' (common name: nerite snails), is a genus of small aquatic snails with an operculum in the family Neritidae, the nerites.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritina Lamarck, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...
'' Matheron, 1843 * † ''
Neritina bruneri ''Neritina'' (common name: nerite snails), is a genus of small aquatic snails with an operculum in the family Neritidae, the nerites.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritina Lamarck, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...
'' White, 1882 * ''
Neritina canalis ''Neritina'' (common name: nerite snails), is a genus of small aquatic snails with an operculum in the family Neritidae, the nerites.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritina Lamarck, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...
'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 * † ''
Neritina carditoides ''Neritina'' (common name: nerite snails), is a genus of small aquatic snails with an operculum in the family Neritidae, the nerites.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritina Lamarck, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...
'' Meek, 1873 * ''
Neritina cenomanensis ''Neritina'' (common name: nerite snails), is a genus of small aquatic snails with an operculum in the family Neritidae, the nerites.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritina Lamarck, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...
'' Repelin, 1902 * ''
Neritina cornuta ''Neritina'' (common name: nerite snails), is a genus of small aquatic snails with an operculum in the family Neritidae, the nerites.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritina Lamarck, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...
'' Reeve, 1856 * † ''Neritina disparilis'' Vincent, 1930 * † ''Neritina edentula'' Dall, 1892 * † ''Neritina elephantina'' Wesselingh, 2003 * † ''Neritina etheridgei'' Roxo, 1924 * ''Neritina exclamationis'' Mabille, 1895 * † ''Neritina fischeri'' Brunner, 1848 * † † ''Neritina fulminifera'' F. Sandberger, 1861 * † ''Neritina gentili'' Pallary, 1901 * ''Neritina hamuligera'' Troschel, 1837 * † ''Neritina headonensis'' (Symonds, 2006) * † ''Neritina hoeseltensis'' (Marquet et al., 2008) * ''Neritina immersa'' E. von Martens, 1861 * † ''Neritina inequidentata'' Recluz, 1850 * † ''Neritina inornata'' F. Sandberger, 1870 * † ''Neritina insolita'' Stephenson in Stephenson & Stenzel, 1952 * ''Neritina iris'' Mousson, 1849 * ''Neritina janetabbasae'' Eichhorst, 2016 * ''Neritina knorri'' (Récluz, 1841) * † ''Neritina lautricensis'' (Noulet, 1857) * † ''Neritina levesquei'' Récluz, 1850 * † ''Neritina linthae'' (Locard, 1893) * † ''Neritina lutea'' Zittel, 1863 * † ''Neritina malescoti'' Vasseur, 1882 * † ''Neritina mariae'' Handmann, 1887 * † ''Neritina maxwellorum'' Beu & B. A. Marshall, 2011 * † ''Neritina narbonensis'' (Noulet, 1858) * † ''Neritina ortoni'' Woodward, 1871 * † ''Neritina pacchiana'' Palmer, 1941 * † ''Neritina pachyderma'' Sandberger, 1875 * † ''Neritina patricknuttalli'' Wesselingh, 2003 * ''Neritina petitii'' (Récluz, 1841) * † ''Neritina philippsoni'' Oppenheim, 1894 * † ''Neritina pilisensis'' (Báldi, 1973) * ''Neritina porcata'' A. Gould, 1847 * ''Neritina powisiana'' (Récluz, 1843) * † ''Neritina primordialis'' Repelin, 1902 * ''Neritina pulligera'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 1767) - type speciesBrown D. S. (1994). ''Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance''. Taylor & Francis. . * † ''Neritina puncta'' Etheridge, 1879 * † ''Neritina roxoi'' de Greve, 1938 * † ''Neritina sanctifelicis'' Doncieux, 1908 * ''Neritina sandalina'' (Récluz, 1842) * ''Neritina sanguinea'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 * ''Neritina squamaepicta'' (Récluz, 1843) * † ''Neritina squamulifera'' Sandberger, 1872 * † ''Neritina staffinensis'' Forbes, 1851 * ''Neritina stumpffi'' Boettger, 1890 * † ''Neritina subangularis'' Sandberger, 1860 * † ''Neritina supraoligocaenica'' (Báldi, 1973) * ''Neritina tingitana'' Pallary, 1899 (taxon inquirendum) * ''Neritina turbida'' Morelet, 1849 (taxon inquirednum) * † ''Neritina veldiensis'' (Roemer, 1839) * † ''Neritina vetranici'' (Brusina, 1902) * † ''Neritina volvilineata'' White, 1876 * ''Neritina zigzag'' Lamarck, 1822


Species brought into synonymy

* ''Neritina adansoniana'' (Récluz, 1841): synonym of ''Vitta adansoniana'' (Récluz, 1841) (new combination) * ''Neritina afra'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1841: synonym of ''Nereina afra'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1836) (original combination) * ''Neritina anatolica'' (Récluz, 1841): synonym of ''Theodoxus anatolicus'' (Récluz, 1841) (superseded combination) * ''Neritina cariosa'' (Wood, 1828): synonym of ''Neripteron cariosum'' (W. Wood, 1828) * ''Neritina clenchi'' Russell, 1940: synonym of ''Vitta clenchi'' (Russell, 1940) (new combination) * ''Neritina comorensis'' Morelet, 1877: synonym of ''Clithon chlorostoma'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) * ''Neritina consimilis'' Martens, 1879: synonym of ''Neritilia rubida'' (Pease, 1865) * ''Neritina cornucopia'' Benson, 1836: synonym of ''Neripteron cornucopia'' (Benson, 1836) * ''Neritina cristata'' Morelet, 1864: synonym of ''Vitta cristata'' (Morelet, 1864) * ''Neritina euphratica'' Mousson, 1874: synonym of ''Theodoxus jordani'' (Sowerby I, 1836) * ''Neritina flexuosa'' Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848: synonym of ''Clithon corona'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 1758) * ''Neritina flexuosa'' Gassies, 1878: synonym of ''Clithon nouletianus'' (Gassies, 1863) * ''Neritina gagates'' (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of ''Vittina gagates'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Neritina glabrata'' Sowerby, 1849: synonym of ''Vitta glabrata'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849) * ''Neritina granosa'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of ''Neritona granosa'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) * ''Neritina hellvillensis'' Crosse, 1881: synonym of ''Smaragdia souverbiana'' (Montrouzier, 1863) * ''Neritina horrida'' Mabille, 1895: synonym of ''Clithon diadema'' (Récluz, 1841) * ''Neritina juttingae'' (Mienis, 1973) - hedgehog nerite: synonym of ''Neritona juttingae'' (Mienis, 1973) * ''Neritina kuramoensis'' Yoloye & Adegoke, 1977: synonym of ''Vitta kuramoensis'' (Yoloye & Adegoke, 1977) * ''Neritina manoeli'' (Dohrn, 1866): synonym of ''Neritilia manoeli'' (Dohrn, 1866) * ''Neritina mauriciae'' (Lesson, 1831): synonym of ''Neripteron mauriciae'' (Lesson, 1831) * ''Neritina mauritiana'' Morelet, 1867: synonym of ''Clithon coronatum'' (Leach, 1815) * ''Neritina meleagris'' (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of ''Vitta meleagris'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Neritina natalensis'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of ''Vittina natalensis'' (Reeve, 1855) * ''Neritina nouletiana'' Gassies, 1863: synonym of ''Clithon nouletianus'' (Gassies, 1863) * ''Neritina oweniana'' (Wood, 1828): synonym of ''Clypeolum owenianum'' (W. Wood, 1828) * ''Neritina perfecta'' Mabille, 1895: synonym of ''Clithon bicolor'' (Récluz, 1843) * ''Neritina piratica'' Russell, 1940: synonym of ''Vitta piratica'' (Russell, 1940) * ''Neritina ponsoti'' Pallary, 1930: synonym of ''Theodoxus jordani'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1836) * ''Neritina pulcherrima'' Angas, 1871: synonym of ''Smaragdia souverbiana'' (Montrouzier, 1863) * ''Neritina punctulata'' Lamarck, 1816: synonym of ''Nereina punctulata'' (Lamarck, 1816) * ''Neritina pusilla'' C.B. Adams, 1850: synonym of ''Neritilia pusilla'' (C.B. Adams, 1850) * ''Neritina pygmaea'' C.B. Adams, 1845: synonym of ''Neritilia succinea'' (Récluz, 1841) * ''Neritina rangiana'' Récluz, 1841: synonym of ''Smaragdia rangiana'' (Recluz, 1841) * ''Neritina reclivata'' (Say, 1822) - olive nerite: synonym of ''Neritina usnea'' (Röding, 1798): synonym of ''Vitta usnea'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Neritina retusa'' Morelet, 1853: synonym of ''Clithon bicolor'' (Récluz, 1843) * ''Neritina rubida'' Pease, 1865: synonym of ''Neritilia rubida'' (Pease, 1865) * ''Neritina rubricata'' Morelet, 1858: synonym of ''Vitta rubricata'' (Morelet, 1858) * ''Neritina souverbieana'' Montrouzier, 1863: synonym of ''Smaragdia souverbiana'' (Montrouzier, 1863) * ''Neritina tiassalensis'' Binder, 1955: synonym of ''Clypeolum owenianum'' (W. Wood, 1828) * ''Neritina turrita'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''Vittina turrita'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Neritina unidentata'' Récluz, 1850: synonym of ''Clithon corona'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 1758) * ''Neritina usnea'' (Roding, 1798) - olive nerite: synonym of ''Vitta usnea'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Neritina violacea'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''Neripteron violaceum'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Neritina virginea'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 1758) - virgin nerite: synonym of ''Vitta virginea'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 1758) * ''Neritina zebra'' (Bruguière, 1792): synonym of ''Vitta zebra'' (Bruguière, 1792)


References

* Lamarck J.B. (1816). Liste des objets représentés dans les planches de cette livraison. In: Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la Nature. Mollusques et Polypes divers. Agasse, Paris. 16 pp. * Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp * Eichhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 2. Harxheim: Conchbooks. Pp. 696-1366


External links


Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1847) 15: 129-219
Neritidae Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Neritidae-stub