Neritina Explained

Neritina (common name: nerite snails), is a genus of small aquatic snails with an operculum in the family Neritidae, the nerites.^[1] They are as well marine, as brackish water, and sometimes freshwater gastropod mollusks

Neritina is the type genus of the tribe Neritinini.

Species

Species in the genus Neritina include:^[2]

• † Neritina aloeodus F. Sandberger, 1860
• † Neritina ambrosana Stephenson in Stephenson & Stenzel, 1952
• Neritina arcifer Mörch, 1872
• Neritina asperulata (Récluz, 1843)
• † Neritina bannisteri Meek, 1873
• † Neritina baptista White, 1878
• † Neritina baueri Stanton, 1916
• Neritina beckii (Récluz, 1841)
• † Neritina bellatula Meek, 1873
• † Neritina bidens F. Sandberger, 1870
• † Neritina brevispira F. Sandberger, 1871
• † Neritina brongnartina Matheron, 1843
• † Neritina bruneri White, 1882
• Neritina canalis G. B. Sowerby I, 1825
• † Neritina carditoides Meek, 1873
• Neritina cenomanensis Repelin, 1902
• Neritina cornuta 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 (Linnaeus, 1767) - type species^[3]
• † 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):^[3] synonym of Vitta adansoniana (Récluz, 1841) (new combination)
• Neritina afra G.B. Sowerby I, 1841:^[3] 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:^[3] synonym of Vitta cristata (Morelet, 1864)
• Neritina euphratica Mousson, 1874: synonym of Theodoxus jordani (Sowerby I, 1836)^[4]
• Neritina flexuosa Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848: synonym of Clithon corona (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Neritina flexuosa Gassies, 1878: synonym of Clithon nouletianus (Gassies, 1863)
• Neritina gagates (Lamarck, 1822):^[3] synonym of Vittina gagates (Lamarck, 1822)
• Neritina glabrata Sowerby, 1849:^[3] 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:^[3] 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:^[3] synonym of Vittina natalensis (Reeve, 1855)
• Neritina nouletiana Gassies, 1863: synonym of Clithon nouletianus (Gassies, 1863)
• Neritina oweniana (Wood, 1828):^[3] 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:^[3] synonym of Vitta rubricata (Morelet, 1858)
• Neritina souverbieana Montrouzier, 1863: synonym of Smaragdia souverbiana (Montrouzier, 1863)
• Neritina tiassalensis Binder, 1955:^[3] 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 (Linnaeus, 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 (Linnaeus, 1758) - virgin nerite: synonym of Vitta virginea (Linnaeus, 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

Notes and References

1. 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
2. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=70160 Neritina at ITIS.gov
3. Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. .
4. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Neritina euphratica Mousson, 1874 . www.marinespecies.org . 15 October 2021.