''Neritilia'' is a

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s which live near the sea coast in submarine caves. They have an operculum, and are aquatic gastropod

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s in the family

Neritiliidae Neritiliidae is a family of submarine cave snails,Kano Y. & Kase T. (2008). "Diversity and distributions of the submarine-cave Neritiliidae in the Indo-Pacific (Gastropoda: Neritimorpha)". ''Organisms Diversity & Evolution'' 8(1): 22-43. marine ...

.Bouchet, P. (2010). Neritilia Martens, 1875. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390982 on 2011-03-16

Species

Species within the genus ''Neritilia'' include: * '' Neritilia abeli'' Espinosa, Ortea & Diez-García, 2017 * †'' Neritilia bisinuata'' Lozouet, 2004 * ''

Neritilia cavernicola ''Neritilia cavernicola'' is a species of submarine cave snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Neritiliidae Neritiliidae is a family of submarine cave snails,Kano Y. & Kase T. (2008). "Diversity and distributions of the submarine ...

'' Kano & Kase, 2004 * ''

Neritilia hawaiiensis The anchialine pool snail, scientific name ''Neritilia hawaiiensis'', is a species living in brackish estuaries and in anchialine pools. These snails have an operculum, and are aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritiliidae Neriti ...

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anchialine pool snail The anchialine pool snail, scientific name ''Neritilia hawaiiensis'', is a species living in brackish estuaries and in anchialine pools. These snails have an operculum, and are aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritiliidae Neriti ...

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Neritilia lawsoni ''Neritilia'' is a genus of freshwater snails which live near the sea coast in submarine caves. They have an operculum, and are aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Neritiliidae.Bouchet, P. (2010). Neritilia Martens, 1875. In: Bouchet, P.; ...

'' Symonds & Tracey, 2014 * ''

Neritilia littoralis ''Neritilia littoralis'' is a species of submarine cave snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Neritiliidae Neritiliidae is a family of submarine cave snails,Kano Y. & Kase T. (2008). "Diversity and distributions of the submarine-c ...

'' Kano, Kase & Kubo, 2003 * ''

Neritilia manoeli ''Neritilia manoeli'' is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Neritiliidae. The survival of this species is threatened by habitat loss. They are found in Principe ...

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. . * '' Neritilia margaritae'' Pérez-Dionis, Espinosa & Ortea, 2010 * '' Neritilia mariaella'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2018 * '' Neritilia mimotoi'' Kano, Sasaki & Ishikawa, 2001 * † '' Neritilia neritinoides'' (Cossmann & Peyrot, 1918) * '' Neritilia panamensis'' Morrison, 1946 * '' Neritilia pusilla'' (C.B. Adams, 1850) * ''

Neritilia rubida ''Neritilia rubida'' is a species of submarine cave snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Neritiliidae. ''Neritilia rubida'' is the type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name w ...

'' (Pease, 1865) - type species *''

Neritilia serrana ''Neritilia'' is a genus of freshwater snails which live near the sea coast in submarine caves. They have an operculum, and are aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Neritiliidae.Bouchet, P. (2010). Neritilia Martens, 1875. In: Bouchet, P.; ...

'' Espinosa, Ortea & Diez-García, 2017 * ''

Neritilia succinea ''Neritilia succinea'' is a species of submarine cave snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Neritiliidae. Subspecies ''Neritilia succinea guatemalensis'' Pilsbry, 1920: synonym of ''Neritilia succinea'' (Récluz, 1841) Description ...

'' (Récluz, 1841) * ''

Neritilia vulgaris ''Neritilia vulgaris'' is a species of submarine cave snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Neritiliidae Neritiliidae is a family of submarine cave snails,Kano Y. & Kase T. (2008). "Diversity and distributions of the submarine-cav ...

'' Kano & Kase, 2003 ;Species brought into synonymy: * '' Neritilia consimilis'' Martens, 1897: synonym of ''

'' (Pease, 1865) (junior synonym) * ''Neritilia traceyi'' Ladd, 1965: synonym of ''

Laddia traceyi ''Laddia'' is a genus of submarine cave snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Neritiliidae Neritiliidae is a family of submarine cave snails,Kano Y. & Kase T. (2008). "Diversity and distributions of the submarine-cave Neritiliidae ...

'' (Ladd, 1965)

References

* Eichhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 2. Harxheim: Conchbooks. Pp. 696-1366

External links

Martens, E. von. (1863-1879). Die Gattung Neritina. In: Küster, H. C.; Kobelt, W., Weinkauff, H. C., Eds. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Neu herausgegeben und vervollständigt. Zweiten Bandes zehnte Abtheilung. 1-303, pls A, 1-23. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe

Adams, A. (1863). On some new genera and species of Umboniidae from the seas of Japan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (3) 11: 264-268

Iredale, T. (1918). Molluscan nomenclatural problems and solutions.- No. 1. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 13(1-2): 28-40

Kano Y. & Kase T. (2003). Systematics of the Neritilia rubida complex (Gastropoda: Neritiliidae): three amphidromous species with overlapping distributions in the Indo-Pacific. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 69(3): 273-284.
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