Neritiliidae
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Neritiliidae is a family
Family (biology)
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 of submarine cave snails, marine
Marine (ocean)
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 gastropod mollusks or micromollusk
Micromollusk
A micromollusk is a descriptive term for a shelled mollusk which is extremely small, even at full adult size. The word is usually, but not exclusively, applied to marine mollusks, although in addition, numerous species of land snails and freshwater mollusks also reach adult size at very small...

s in the clade
Clade
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 Cycloneritimorpha
Cycloneritimorpha
Cycloneritimorpha is a clade of land snails, freshwater snails, and sea snails. These are gastropod molluscs within the larger clade Neritimorpha...

 (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
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Five species are freshwater.

This family has no subfamilies according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...

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Genera

Genera within the family Neritiliidae include:
  • Laddia
    Laddia
    Laddia is a genus of submarine cave snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Neritiliidae.-Species:Species within the genus Laddia include:* Laddia lamellata Kano & Kase, 2008...

    Kano & Kase, 2008
  • Micronerita
    Micronerita
    Micronerita is a genus of submarine cave snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Neritiliidae.-Species:Species within the genus Micronerita include:* Micronerita pulchella Kano & Kase, 2008...

    Kano & Kase, 2008
  • Neritilia
    Neritilia
    Neritilia is a genus of freshwater snails living near the sea coast. They have an operculum, and are aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Neritiliidae.-Species:Species within the genus Neritilia include:* Neritilia bisinuata...

    Martens, 1875
  • Pisulina
    Pisulina
    Pisulina is a genus of submarine cave snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Neritiliidae.-Species:Species within the genus Pisulina include:* Pisulina maxima Kano & Kase , 2000* Pisulina tenuis Kano & Kase, 2000...

    G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869
  • Platynerita
    Platynerita
    Platynerita is a genus of submarine cave snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Neritiliidae.-Species:Species within the genus Platynerita include:* Platynerita rufa Kano & Kase, 2003...

    Kano & Kase, 2003
  • Septariellina
  • Pisulina
    Pisulina
    Pisulina is a genus of submarine cave snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Neritiliidae.-Species:Species within the genus Pisulina include:* Pisulina maxima Kano & Kase , 2000* Pisulina tenuis Kano & Kase, 2000...

    G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869
  • Platynerita
    Platynerita
    Platynerita is a genus of submarine cave snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Neritiliidae.-Species:Species within the genus Platynerita include:* Platynerita rufa Kano & Kase, 2003...

    Kano & Kase, 2003
  • Siaesella
    Siaesella
    Siaesella is a genus of submarine cave snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Neritiliidae.-Species:Species within the genus Siaesella include:* Siaesella fragilis Kano & Kase, 2008...

    Kano & Kase, 2008
  • Teinostomops
    Teinostomops
    Teinostomops is a genus of submarine cave snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Neritiliidae.-Species:Species within the genus Teinostomops include:* Teinostomops singularis Kano & Kase, 2008...

    Kano & Kase, 2008

Genera brought into synonymy :
  • Calceolata Iredale, 1918 : synonym of Neritilia Martens, 1875
  • Calceolina A. Adams, 1863 : synonym of Neritilia Martens, 1875
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