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Neritidae
Theodoxus danubialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Orthogastropoda Superorder: Neritopsina Order: Neritoida Superfamily: Neritoidea Family: Neritidae Lamarck, 1809
Genera, subgenera and species
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Neritidae, known as the nerites, are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a distinctive operculum. They are marine and aquatic gastropod mollusks in the order Neritoida.

The family Neritidae includes marine genera such as Nerita, marine and freshwater genera such as Neritina, and freshwater and brackish water genera such as Theodoxus.

Genera, subgenera and species within the family Neritidae

• Family Neritidae
  • Subfamily Neritinae
    • Tribe Neritini
      • Genus Bathynerita
        • • Species Bathynerita naticoidea
      • Genus Nerita Linnaeus, 1758
        • Subgenus Adenerita
        • Subgenus Amphinerita
        • Subgenus Cymostyla
        • Subgenus Heminerita
        • Subgenus Ilynerita
        • Subgenus Linnerita
        • Subgenus Melanerita Martens, 1889
          • Species Nerita atramentosa Reeve, 1855
          • Species Nerita melanotragus Smith, E. A., 1884
        • Subgenus Mienerita
        • Subgenus Nerita
        • Subgenus Ritena
        • Subgenus Theliostyla
      • Genus Neritina
        

        

        A dish of cooked nerites from the Rajang River, Sarawak, Malaysia.
        • Subgenus Dostia
        • Subgenus Neritina
        • Subgenus Vittina
      • Genus Turrita
        • • Species Turrita vittata
      • Genus Vitta
        • • Species Vitta luteofasciatus
    • Tribe Theodoxini
      • Genus Clithon
        • • Species Clithon chlorostoma
          • Species Clithon cuvieriana
          • Species Clithon diadema
          • Species Clithon faba
          • Species Clithon michaudi
          • Species Clithon oualaniensis
          • Species Clithon sowerbyana
      • Genus Clypeolum
        • • Species Clypeolum auriculatum
          • Species Clypeolum granosum
          • Species Clypeolum latissimum
      • Genus Fluvinerita
        • • Species Fluvinerita tenebricosa
      • Genus Neripteron
        • • Species Neripteron granosus
          • Species Neripteron guerinii
      • Genus Neritodryas
        • • Species Neritodryas cornea
          • Species Neritodryas dubia
          • Species Neritodryas subsulcata
      • Genus Puperita
        • • Species Puperita pupa
          • Species Puperita tristis
      • Genus Septaria
        • • Species Septaria borbonica
          • Species Septaria janelli
          • Species Septaria lineata
          • Species Septaria porcellana
          • Species Septaria tessellata
      • Genus Theodoxus
        • • Species Theodoxus anatolicus
          • Species Theodoxus baeticus
          • Species Theodoxus cariosa
          • Species Theodoxus corona
          • Species Theodoxus danubialis
          • Species Theodoxus euxinus
          • Species Theodoxus fluviatilis
          • Species Theodoxus jordani
          • Species Theodoxus karasuna
          • Species Theodoxus maresi
          • Species Theodoxus meridionalis
          • Species Theodoxus mutinensis
          • Species Theodoxus neglectus
          • Species Theodoxus numidicus
          • Species Theodoxus olivaceus
          • Species Theodoxus prevostianus
          • Species Theodoxus retropictus
          • Species Theodoxus saulcyi
          • Species Theodoxus transversalis
          • Species Theodoxus valentinus
          • Species Theodoxus velox
          • Species Theodoxus vespertinus
  • Subfamily Paffrathiinae
  • Subfamily Smaragdiinae
    • • Genus Gaillardotia
      • Genus Magadis
      • Genus Pisulina
        • • Species Pisulina adamsiana
      • Genus Smaragdella
      • Genus Smaragdia
        • • Species Smaragdia paulucciana
          • Species Smaragdia purpureomaculata
          • Species Smaragdia rangiana
          • Species Smaragdia souverbiana
          • Species Smaragdia tragena
          • Species Smaragdia viridis
      • Genus Smaragoista

References

• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1

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