Neritoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of mostly sea snails, nerites and their allies, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Cycloneritida (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Previously this superfamily was in the order Neritoida in the superorder Neritopsina.
Families
Families within the superfamily Neritoidea are as follows (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):
- â Cortinellidae <small>Bandel, 2000</small>
- â Neridomidae <small>Bandel, 2008</small>
- â Neritariidae <small>Wenz, 1938</small>
- Neritidae, the nerites, freshwater and marine species
- â Otostomidae <small>Bandel, 2008</small>
- â Parvulatopsidae <small>Gründel, Keupp & Lang, 2015</small>
- Phenacolepadidae <small>Pilsbry, 1895</small>, false limpets
- â Pileolidae <small>Bandel, Gründel & P. A. Maxwell, 2000</small>
Synonyms:
- Protoneritidae <small>Kittl, 1899</small> â : synonym of Neritinae <small>Rafinesque, 1815</small>
- Scutellidae <small>Angas, 1871</small>: synonym of Phenacolepadidae <small>Pilsbry, 1895</small> (invalid: type genus a junior homonym)
- Scutellinidae <small>Dall, 1889</small>: synonym of Phenacolepadidae <small>Pilsbry, 1895</small> (invalid: type genus a junior homonym)
- Septariidae <small>Jousseaume, 1894</small>: synonym of Neritidae <small>Rafinesque, 1815</small> (a junior synonym)
- Shinkailepadidae <small>Okutani, Saito & Hashimoto, 1989</small>: synonym of Shinkailepadinae <small>Okutani, Saito & Hashimoto, 1989</small>
References
- Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526.