Neritidae
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"Nerites" redirects here. For the minor sea deity, see Nerites (mythology).
Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a distinctive operculum.[2] The family Neritidae includes marine genera such as Nerita, marine and freshwater genera such as Neritina, and freshwater and brackish water genera such as Theodoxus.
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Neritidae | |
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An oblique left side view of a live Theodoxus fluviatilis | |
Two shells of the freshwater nerite Theodoxus danubialis, scale bar in mm | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
Order: | Cycloneritida |
Superfamily: | Neritoidea |
Family: | Neritidae Rafinesque, 1815 |
Genera | |
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Diversity[1] | |
About 110 freshwater species, some brackish water species, and some fully marine species |
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The common name "nerite" as well as the family name Neritidae and the genus name Nerita, are derived from the name of Nerites, who was a sea god in Greek mythology.