Neritiliidae Explained

Neritiliidae is a family of submarine cave snails,^[1] 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.^[2]

Genera

Genera within the family Neritiliidae include:

• Bourdieria Lozouet, 2004 †
• Laddia Kano & Kase, 2008^[3]
• Micronerita Kano & Kase, 2008^[3]
• Neritilia Martens, 1875 - type genus of the family Neritiliidae, synonyms: Calceolata Iredale, 1918; Calceolina A. Adams, 1863^[3]
• Pisulina G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869^[3]
• Pisulinella Kano & Kase, 2000 †
• Platynerita Kano & Kase, 2003^[3]
• Septariellina
• Siaesella Kano & Kase, 2008^[3]
• Teinostomops Kano & Kase, 2008^[3]

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. Strong E. E., Gargominy O., Ponder W. F. & Bouchet P. (2008). "Global Diversity of Gastropods (Gastropoda; Mollusca) in Freshwater". Hydrobiologia 595: 149-166. http://hdl.handle.net/10088/7390 .
3. Bouchet, P. (2011). Neritiliidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411637 on 2011-03-16