Neritopsidae
Encyclopedia
Neritopsidae is a family
of small sea snail
s and freshwater snail
s in the clade Cycloneritimorpha
(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
).
The great majority of species within this family are only known as fossils. The few species which are still extant are sometimes termed "living fossils". http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/front/medias/publication/18145_z09n1a10.pdf
):
The only extant genera are Neritopsis
and Pluviostilla
from subfamily Neritopsinae.
Subfamily Neritopsinae
Subfamily † Naticopsinae
subfamily † Cassianopsinae - from Late Triassic
subfamily † Colubrellopsinae
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of small sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s and freshwater snail
Freshwater snail
A freshwater snail is one kind of freshwater mollusc, the other kind being freshwater clams and mussels, i.e. freshwater bivalves. Specifically a freshwater snail is a gastropod that lives in a watery non-marine habitat. The majority of freshwater gastropods have a shell, with very few exceptions....
s in the clade 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)
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...
).
The great majority of species within this family are only known as fossils. The few species which are still extant are sometimes termed "living fossils". http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/front/medias/publication/18145_z09n1a10.pdf
2005 taxonomy
This family consists of three following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005Taxonomy 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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- Neritopsinae Gray, 1847
- † Naticopsinae Waagen, 1880 - synonym: Hologyridae Kittl, 1899
- † Paffrathiinae Heidelberg, 2001
2007 taxonomy
Bandel (2007) have established two new subfamilies. But he recognizes Naticopsinae at family level as Naticopsidae with newly created subfamilies in it.- Neritopsinae Gray, 1847
- † Paffrathiinae Heidelberg, 2001 - to be clarified if Bandel recognized this family. It is not mentioned in his work Bandel (2007).
- † Cassianopsinae Bandel, 2007
- † Colubrellopsinae Bandel, 2007
Genera
Genera within the family Neritopsidae include:The only extant genera are Neritopsis
Neritopsis
Neritopsis is a genus of sea snails in the family Neritopsidae.-Species:Species within the genus Neritopsis include:* Neritopsis aqabaensis Bandel, 2007* Neritopsis atlantica Sarasúa, 1973...
and Pluviostilla
Pluviostilla
Pluviostilla is a monospecific genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Neritopsidae....
from subfamily Neritopsinae.
Subfamily Neritopsinae
- NeritopsisNeritopsisNeritopsis is a genus of sea snails in the family Neritopsidae.-Species:Species within the genus Neritopsis include:* Neritopsis aqabaensis Bandel, 2007* Neritopsis atlantica Sarasúa, 1973...
Grateloup, 1832 - PluviostillaPluviostillaPluviostilla is a monospecific genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Neritopsidae....
Kase & Kano, 1999 - Genus † Bandelopsis
- † Bandelopsis oregonensis
- Genus † Byzantia
- † Byzantia obliqua
- Genus † Dahmeria
- Genus † Devononerita
- †Devononerita brevis
- †Devononerita brevispira
- †Devononerita megalacantha
- †Devononerita typica
- Genus † Hungariella
- Genus † Neritoptyx
- Genus † Nuetzelopsis
- † Nuetzelopsis orchardi
- † Nuetzelopsis tozeri
- Genus † Praeturbonitella
- † Praeturbonitella kochi
- Genus † Trachydomia
- † Trachydomia newelli
- † Trachydomia nodosa
- † Trachydomia oweni
- † Trachydomia raymondi
- † Trachydomia turbonitella
- † Trachydomia whitei
- Genus † Trachyspira
- Genus † Turbonitella
- † Turbonitella biserialis
- † Turbonitella fraterna
- † Turbonitella humilis
- † Turbonitella ovoides
- † Turbonitella primula
- † Turbonitella proligera
- † Turbonitella pusilla
- † Turbonitella semisulcatus
- † Turbonitella strialata
- † Turbonitella trunculinoda
- † Turbonitella tuberculata
- † Turbonitella ussheri
- Genus † Wallowiella
- † Wallowiella vallieri
- Genus † Weitschatopsis
- † Weitschatopsis pulchra
Subfamily † Naticopsinae
- Genus † Damesia
- Genus † Dicosmos
- Genus † Frombachia
- Genus † Jedria
- † Jedria deckeri
- †Jedria meeki
- †Jedria ventrica
- Genus †Naticopsis
- †Naticopsis altonensis
- †Naticopsis apollinis
- †Naticopsis bowsheri
- †Naticopsis carleyana
- †Naticopsis carlyana
- †Naticopsis chesterensis
- †Naticopsis comperta
- †Naticopsis confusa
- †Naticopsis consobrina
- †Naticopsis convoluta
- †Naticopsis cretacea
- †Naticopsis deformis
- †Naticopsis depressa
- †Naticopsis efossa
- †Naticopsis errans
- †Naticopsis eruca
- †Naticopsis glomerosa
- †Naticopsis gracilis
- †Naticopsis hallii
- †Naticopsis inflata
- †Naticopsis inornata
- †Naticopsis insculpta
- †Naticopsis irregularis
- †Naticopsis judithae
- †Naticopsis kaibabensis
- †Naticopsis kayseri
- †Naticopsis laeta
- †Naticopsis levis
- †Naticopsis macrostoma
- †Naticopsis manitobensis
- †Naticopsis marginata
- †Naticopsis mariona
- †Naticopsis marthaae
- †Naticopsis microtricha
- †Naticopsis minuta
- †Naticopsis naticaeformis
- †Naticopsis nexicosta
- †Naticopsis oblata
- †Naticopsis opimavoluta
- †Naticopsis osbornei
- †Naticopsis ovoidea
- †Naticopsis pegmihumerosa
- †Naticopsis phillipsi
- †Naticopsis planifrons
- †Naticopsis phebeia
- †Naticopsis plena
- †Naticopsis plicatula
- †Naticopsis primigenia
- †Naticopsis protei
- †Naticopsis protogaea
- †Naticopsis purpura
- †Naticopsis remex
- †Naticopsis ruchholtzi
- †Naticopsis scintilla
- †Naticopsis semistriata
- †Naticopsis sirodoti
- †Naticopsis subovata
- †Naticopsis suturicompta
- †Naticopsis taemasensis
- †Naticopsis tortum
- †Naticopsis transversa
- †Naticopsis trevorpaticiciorum
- †Naticopsis tumescens
- †Naticopsis variata
- †Naticopsis velox
- †Naticopsis wakehami
- †Naticopsis waterlooensis
- †Naticopsis wortheni
- †Naticopsis wortheniana
- Genus † Pachyomphalus
- Genus † Planospirina
- Genus † Pseudoplagiothyra
- †Pseudoplagiothyra praecursor
- Genus † Vernelia
subfamily † Cassianopsinae - from Late Triassic
Late Triassic
The Late Triassic is in the geologic timescale the third and final of three epochs of the Triassic period. The corresponding series is known as the Upper Triassic. In the past it was sometimes called the Keuper, after a German lithostratigraphic group that has a roughly corresponding age...
- † Cassianopsis Bandel, 2007 - type genus
- Cassianopsis armata (Münster, 1841) - synonym: Naticella armata Münster, 1841 - type species
- Cassianopsis decussata (Münster, 1841) - synonyms: Naticella decussata Münster, 1841; Naticella nodulosa Münster, 1841; Naticella cincta Klipstein, 1843; Neritopsis decussata; Palaeonarica cancellata Kittl, 1892; Palaeonarica hologyriformis Blaschke, 1905
- † Zardiniopsis Bandel, 2007
- Zardiniopsis subornata (Münster, 1841) - synonym: Naticella subornata Münster, 1841 - type species
- † Fossariopsis Laube, 1869
- Fossariopsis rugosocarinata (Klipstein, 1843) - type species
subfamily † Colubrellopsinae
- Colubrellopsis Bandel, 2007 - type genus
- Colubrellopsis acuticostata (Klipstein, 1843) - synonym: Naticella acuticostata Klipstein, 1843 - type species