''Neripteron'' is a genus of brackish water and
freshwater snail
Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks that live in fresh water. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and springs t ...
s, an 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. Neripteron Lesson, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818409 on 2021-09-22
]
''Neripteron auriculatum'' is the type species of the genus ''Neripteron''.
Species
Species within the genus ''Neripteron'' include:
* ''
Neripteron amoenum''
(Gould, 1847)
* ''
Neripteron auriculatum''
(Lamarck, 1816)
* ''
Neripteron bensoni''
(Récluz, 1850)
* ''
Neripteron bicanaliculatum''
(Récluz, 1843)
* ''
Neripteron cariosum''
(W. Wood, 1828)
* ''
Neripteron cornucopia''
(Benson, 1836)
* ''
Neripteron dilatatum''
(Broderip, 1833)
* ''
Neripteron holosericeum'' (Garrett, 1872)
* ''
Neripteron lecontei''
(Récluz, 1853)
* ''
Neripteron mauriciae''
(Lesson, 1831)
* ''
Neripteron neglectum''
(Pease, 1861)
* ''
Neripteron obtusum''
(G. B. Sowerby I, 1836)
* ''
Neripteron pileolus''
(Récluz, 1850)
* ''
Neripteron platyconcha''
(Annandale & Prashad, 1919)
* ''
Neripteron rostratum''
(Reeve, 1856)
* ''
Neripteron rubicundum''
(Martens, 1875)
* ''
Neripteron simoni''
(Prashad, 1921)
* ''
Neripteron siquijorense''
(Récluz, 1844)
* ''
Neripteron spirale''
(Reeve, 1855)
* ''
Neripteron subauriculatum''
(Récluz, 1843)
* ''
Neripteron subviolaceum''
Eichhorst, 2016
* ''
Neripteron taitense''
(Lesson, 1831)
* ''
Neripteron vespertinum
''Neripteron vespertinum'' is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Neritidae.
Description
Its shell is flattened, generally thin, covered in a thick epidermis, and has a smooth interior and exterior. The s ...
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(G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)
* ''
Neripteron violaceum
''Neripteron violaceum'' is a species of brackish water snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neripteron violaceum (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
''
(Gmelin, 1791)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Neripteron asperulatum'' (Récluz, 1843):
synonym of ''
Neritina asperulata
''Neritina asperulata'' is a species of a marine and freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritina asperulata (Récluz, 1843). Accessed through: World Registe ...
''
(Récluz, 1843)
* ''Neripteron holosericum'' : synonym of ''
Neripteron holosericeum''
(Garrett, 1872) (misspelling)
* ''Neripteron schneideri''
Riech, 1935: synonym of ''
Neripteron auriculatum''
(Lamarck, 1816)
References
* hhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 1. Harxheim: Conchbooks. 695 pp
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Neritidae
Taxa named by René Lesson