Neritopsidae Explained

Neritopsidae is a family of small sea snails and freshwater snails in the clade Cycloneritimorpha (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

The great majority of species within this family are only known as fossils. The few species which are extant are sometimes termed "living fossils".^[1]

Taxonomy

2005 taxonomy

This family consists of three following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):

• Neritopsinae Gray, 1847
• † Naticopsinae Waagen, 1880 - synonym: Hologyridae Kittl, 1899
• † Paffrathiinae Heidelberg, 2001

2007 taxonomy

Bandel (2007)^[2] have established two new subfamilies. But he recognizes Naticopsinae at family level as Naticopsidae with newly created subfamilies in it.^[2]

• Neritopsinae Gray, 1847
• † Paffrathiinae Heidelberg, 2001 - to be clarified if Bandel recognized this family. It is not mentioned in his work Bandel (2007).^[2]
• † Cassianopsinae Bandel, 2007^[2]
• † Colubrellopsinae Bandel, 2007^[2]

Genera

Genera within the family Neritopsidae include:

The only extant genera are Neritopsis and Pluviostilla from subfamily Neritopsinae.

Subfamily Neritopsinae

• Neritopsis Grateloup, 1832
• Pluviostilla Kase & Kano, 1999
• Genus † Bandelopsis Frýda, Blodgett & Stanley, 2003^[3]
  • † Bandelopsis oregonensis
• Genus † Byzantia Kosnik, 1997^[4]
  • † Byzantia obliqua
• Genus † Dahmeria
• Genus † Devononerita
  • † Devononerita brevis
  • † Devononerita brevispira
  • † Devononerita megalacantha
  • † Devononerita typica
• Genus † Hungariella
• Genus † Neritoptyx
• Genus † Nuetzelopsis
  • † Nuetzelopsis orchardi
  • † Nuetzelopsis tozeri
• Genus † Praeturbonitella
  • † Praeturbonitella kochi
• Genus † Trachydomia
  • † Trachydomia newelli
  • † Trachydomia nodosa
  • † Trachydomia oweni
  • † Trachydomia raymondi
  • † Trachydomia turbonitella
  • † Trachydomia whitei
• Genus † Trachyspira
• Genus † Turbonitella
  • † Turbonitella biserialis
  • † Turbonitella fraterna
  • † Turbonitella humilis
  • † Turbonitella ovoides
  • † Turbonitella primula
  • † Turbonitella proligera
  • † Turbonitella pusilla
  • † Turbonitella semisulcatus
  • † Turbonitella strialata
  • † Turbonitella trunculinoda
  • † Turbonitella tuberculata
  • † Turbonitella ussheri
• Genus † Wallowiella Frýda, Blodgett & Stanley, 2003^[5]
  • † Wallowiella vallieri
• Genus † Weitschatopsis Frýda, Blodgett & Stanley, 2003^[6]
  • † Weitschatopsis pulchra

Subfamily † Naticopsinae

• Genus † Damesia
• Genus † Dicosmos
• Genus † Frombachia
• Genus † Jedria
  • † Jedria deckeri
  • † Jedria meeki
  • † Jedria ventrica

• Genus † Naticopsis McCoy, 1844
• Genus † Pachyomphalus
• Genus † Planospirina
• Genus † Pseudoplagiothyra
  • † Pseudoplagiothyra praecursor
• Genus † Vernelia

subfamily † Cassianopsinae - from Late Triassic^[2]

• † Cassianopsis Bandel, 2007 - type genus of the subfamily Cassianopsinae^[2]
  • Cassianopsis armata (Münster, 1841) - synonym: Naticella armata Münster, 1841 - type species^[2]
  • Cassianopsis decussata (Münster, 1841) - synonyms: Naticella decussata Münster, 1841; Naticella nodulosa Münster, 1841; Naticella cincta Klipstein, 1843; Neritopsis decussata; Palaeonarica cancellata Kittl, 1892; Palaeonarica hologyriformis Blaschke, 1905^[2]
• † Zardiniopsis Bandel, 2007^[2]
  • Zardiniopsis subornata (Münster, 1841) - synonym: Naticella subornata Münster, 1841 - type species^[2]
• † Fossariopsis Laube, 1869^[2]
  • Fossariopsis rugosocarinata (Klipstein, 1843) - type species^[2]

subfamily † Colubrellopsinae

• Colubrellopsis Bandel, 2007 - type genus^[2]
  • Colubrellopsis acuticostata (Klipstein, 1843) - synonym: Naticella acuticostata Klipstein, 1843 - type species^[2]

subfamily ?

• † Bipartopsis Gründel, Keupp & Lang, 2015^[7]
• † Hayamia Kase, 1980^[8]
• † Hayamiella Kase, 1984^[9]

Notes and References

1. Lozouet, P. (2009). "A new Neritopsidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neritopsina) from French Polynesia". Zoosystema 31(1): 189-198. PDF.
2. Bandel K. (2007). "Description and classification of Late Triassic Neritimorpha (Gastropoda, Mollusca) from the St Cassian Formation, Italian Alps". Bulletin of Geosciences 82(3): 215-274. .
3. Bouchet, P. (2015). Bandelopsis Frýda, Blodgett & Stanley, 2003 †. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865746 on 2017-11-06
4. KOSNIK, M. A. (1997). BYZANTIA: A NEW GENUS (GASTROPODA: NERITOPSIDAE). JOURNAL OF PALEONTOLOGY, 71(1): 53-56. JSTOR.
5. Bouchet, P. (2015). Wallowiella Frýda, Blodgett & Stanley, 2003 †. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865737 on 2017-11-06
6. Bouchet, P. (2015). Weitschatopsis Frýda, Blodgett & Stanley, 2003 †. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865747 on 2017-11-06
7. Bouchet, P. (2015). Bipartopsis Gründel, Keupp & Lang, 2015 †. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865731 on 2017-11-06
8. Bouchet, P. (2015). Hayamia Kase, 1980 †. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865755 on 2017-11-06
9. Bouchet, P. (2015). Hayamiella Kase, 1984 †. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865734 on 2017-11-06