Neritidae


Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a taxonomic family of small- to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a distinctive operculum.
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.
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The common name "nerite" as well as the family name Neritidae and the genus name Nerita, are derived from the name of Nerites, who was a sea god in Greek mythology.

Distribution

Neritidae live primarily in the southern hemisphere, but there are some exceptions, such as a genus Theodoxus or Bathynerita naticoidea.

Taxonomy

This family consists of the five following subfamilies :
Genera, subgenera and species within the family Neritidae include:
Subfamily Neritinae
Subfamily † Neritariinae
Subfamily Neritininae

tribe Neritinini
tribe Theodoxini

Subfamily Smaragdiinae
Subfamily † Velatinae