Nereina Explained

Nereina is a genus of brackish water and freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Neritininae of the family Neritidae, the nerites.^[1]

Species

• Nereina afra (G. B. Sowerby I, 1836)
• Nereina cresswelli Eichhorst, 2016
• Nereina haemastoma (Martens, 1878)
• Nereina punctulata (Lamarck, 1816)

Species brought into synonymy:

• Nereina lacustris de Cristofori & Jan, 1832: synonym of Nereina punctulata (Lamarck, 1816)

References

• Eichhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 1. Harxheim: Conchbooks. 695 pp.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nereina de Cristofori & Jan, 1832. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871688 on 2021-09-26