''Nereina'' is a
genus
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of brackish water and
freshwater snail
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s with an
operculum, aquatic
gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s in the subfamily
Neritininae of the family
Neritidae
Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic Family (biology), family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a distinctive Operculum (gastropod), operculum.
MolluscaBase eds. (202 ...
, the nerites.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nereina de Cristofori & Jan, 1832. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871688 on 2021-09-26]
Species
* ''
Nereina afra''
( G. B. Sowerby I, 1836)
* ''
Nereina cresswelli''
Eichhorst, 2016
* ''
Nereina haemastoma''
(Martens
A marten is a weasel-like mammal in the genus ''Martes'' within the subfamily Guloninae, in the family (biology), family Mustelidae. They have bushy tails and large paws with partially retractile claws. The fur varies from yellowish to dark bro ...
, 1878)
* ''
Nereina punctulata''
(Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolo ...
, 1816)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Nereina lacustris''
de Cristofori & Jan, 1832: synonym of ''Nereina punctulata''
(Lamarck, 1816)
References
* Eichhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 1. Harxheim: Conchbooks. 695 pp.
External links
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Neritidae