Neritoidea Explained

Neritoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of mostly sea snails, nerites and their allies, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Cycloneritida (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). ^[1]

Previously this superfamily was in the order Neritoida in the superorder Neritopsina.

Families

Families within the superfamily Neritoidea are as follows (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):

• † Cortinellidae Bandel, 2000
• † Neridomidae Bandel, 2008
• † Neritariidae Wenz, 1938
• Neritidae, the nerites, freshwater and marine species
• † Otostomidae Bandel, 2008
• † Parvulatopsidae Gründel, Keupp & Lang, 2015
• Phenacolepadidae Pilsbry, 1895, false limpets
• † Pileolidae Bandel, Gründel & P. A. Maxwell, 2000

Synonyms:

• Protoneritidae Kittl, 1899 †: synonym of Neritinae Rafinesque, 1815
• Scutellidae Angas, 1871: synonym of Phenacolepadidae Pilsbry, 1895 (invalid: type genus a junior homonym)
• Scutellinidae Dall, 1889: synonym of Phenacolepadidae Pilsbry, 1895 (invalid: type genus a junior homonym)
• Septariidae Jousseaume, 1894: synonym of Neritidae Rafinesque, 1815 (a junior synonym)
• Shinkailepadidae Okutani, Saito & Hashimoto, 1989: synonym of Shinkailepadinae Okutani, Saito & Hashimoto, 1989

References

• Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Neritoidea Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196314 on 2020-08-21