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Neritiliidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Helicinoidea

Rank
  
Family

Class
  
Gastropoda

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Similar
  
Neritimorpha, Cycloneritimorpha, Glacidorbidae

Neritiliidae is a family of submarine cave snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the clade Cycloneritimorpha (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Original spelling was Neritilidae. This family has no subfamilies according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005.

Five species are freshwater.

Genera

Genera within the family Neritiliidae include:

  • Laddia Kano & Kase, 2008
  • Micronerita Kano & Kase, 2008
  • Neritilia Martens, 1875 - type genus of the family Neritiliidae, synonyms: Calceolata Iredale, 1918; Calceolina A. Adams, 1863
  • Pisulina G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869
  • Platynerita Kano & Kase, 2003
  • Septariellina
  • Siaesella Kano & Kase, 2008
  • Teinostomops Kano & Kase, 2008

    • References

    Neritiliidae Wikipedia
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