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Neritina

(Genus)

Overview

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Neritina is a genus of small aquatic snails with an operculum, marine, brackish water, and sometimes freshwater gastropod mollusks in the family Neritidae, the nerites.

Neritina is the type genus of the tribe Neritinini.2]

Species

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Species in the genus Neritina include:[3]

Species brought into synonymy:

unctulata Lamarck, 1816
  • Neritina reclivata (Say, 1822) - olive nerite
  • Neritina rubricata Morelet, 1858[4]
  • Neritina tiassalensis Binder, 1955[4]
  • Neritina usnea (Roding, 1798) - olive nerite
  • Neritina violacea (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Neritina virginea (Linnaeus, 1758) - virgin nerite
  • Neritina zebra (Brugui?re, 1792)

    • Species brought into synonymy:

    References

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    1. ^ Rafinesque C. S. R. (1815). Anal. Nat.: 144. In: Lamarck J.-B. (1816). Ency. M?th. (Ta bl. Vers) 3, pl. 455, Liste p. 11.
    2. ^ Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., Fr?da J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Vald?s ?. & War?n A. (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology (Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks) 47 (1-2): 1?397. ISBN 3925919724. ISSN 0076-2997. http://www.archive.org/details/malacologia47122005inst. 
    3. ^ Neritina at ITIS.gov accessed 9 April 2009
    4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0 7484 0026 5.
    5. ^ Daniel R. Goodwin. 2006. The Discovery of Neritina (Theodoxus) cariosa (Wood, 1828) on the Island of Maui, Hawaii (Gastropoda: Neritidae). Visaya Net - December 16, 2006, 11 pp.

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    Taxonomy

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    The Genus Neritina is further organized into finer groupings including:

    References

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    1. ^ Rafinesque C. S. R. (1815). Anal. Nat.: 144. In: Lamarck J.-B. (1816). Ency. M?th. (Tabl. Vers) 3, pl. 455, Liste p. 11.
    2. ^ Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., Fr?da J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Vald?s ?. & War?n A. (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology (Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks) 47 (1-2): 1?397. ISBN 3925919724. ISSN 0076-2997. http://www.archive.org/details/malacologia47122005inst. 
    3. ^ Neritina at ITIS.gov accessed 9 April 2009
    4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0 7484 0026 5.
    5. ^ Daniel R. Goodwin. 2006. The Discovery of Neritina (Theodoxus) cariosa (Wood, 1828) on the Island of Maui, Hawaii (Gastropoda: Neritidae). Visaya Net - December 16, 2006, 11 pp.

    Sources

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    Last Revised: August 24, 2012
    2012/08/24 15:58:56