Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a family of small to medium-sized sea and freshwater snails which have a gill and a distinctive operculum.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 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.
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 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. . or Bathynerita naticoidea.
Taxonomy This family consists of the five following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005): Neritinae Rafinesque, 1815 - synonyms: Neritellinae Gray, 1847; Proto neritidae Kittl, 1899 † Neritariinae Wenz, 1938 Neritininae Poey, 1852 tribe Neritinini Poey, 1852 - synonyms: Catilinae Gray, 1868; Orthopomatini Gray, 1868; Stenopomatini Gray, 1868; Septariini Jousseaume, 1894 tribe Theodoxini Bandel, 2001Bandel K. (2001). "The history of Theodoxus and Neritina connected with description and systematic evaluation of related Neritimorpha (Gastropoda)". Mittelungen aus dem Geologisch-Palaontologischen Institut Universitat Hamburg 85: 65-164. abstract . Smaragdiinae H. B. Baker, 1923 † Velatinae Bandel, 2001
Genera
Genera, subgenera and species within the family Neritidae include:Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 † Bajanerita Squires, 1993 † Calyptronerita Le Renard, 1980 † Cuisenerita Symonds & Pacaud, 2010 † Mesoneritina Yen, 1946 † Monsneritina Kowalke, 2002 Subfamily Neritinae Genus Bathynerita Clarke, 1989 Genus Mienerita Dekker, 2000 Genus Nerita Linnaeus, 1758 - type genus, synonyms: Turrita Wagner, 1897Bouchet, 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 Subgenus Adenerita Subgenus Amphinerita Subgenus Cymostyla Subgenus Heminerita Subgenus Ilynerita Subgenus Linnerita Subgenus Melanerita Martens, 1889 Species Nerita atramentosa Reeve, 1855 Species Nerita melanotragus Smith, E. A., 1884 Subgenus Nerita Subgenus Ritena Subgenus Theliostyla
Subfamily † Neritariinae † Neritaria Koken, 1892
Subfamily Neritininae Clithon Montfort, 1810Bouchet, 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 Clypeolum Récluz, 1842Bouchet, 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 Fluvinerita Pilsbry, 1932 Fluvinerita tenebricosa † Manana Gabuniya, 1949 † Mananopsis Gabuniya, 1949 Nereina de Cristofori & Jan, 1832 Neripteron Lesson, 1831Bouchet, 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 Neripteron vespertinum (Sowerby II, 1849)
Neritina Rafinesque, 1815 Subgenus Dostia † Neritinopsis Gabuniya, 1953 Neritodryas Martens, 1869 Neritona Martens, 1869 † Neritoplica Oppenheim, 1892 Puperita Gray, 1857WoRMS (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 Septaria Férussac, 1807WoRMS (2009). Septaria. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206410 on 2010-05-03 † Superior Francois, 1953 Theodoxus Montfort, 1810 † Velatella Meek, 1873 Vitta Mörch, 1852Neubauer, 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 Vittina H. B. Baker, 1923
Subfamily Smaragdiinae Genus Gaillardotia Bourguignat, 1877 Genus Magadis Melvill & Standen, 1899 Genus Smaragdella Baker, 1923 Genus Smaragdia Issel, 1869WoRMS (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 Genus Smaragoista
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
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