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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Orthogastropoda
SuperOrdo: Neritopsina
Ordo: Neritoida
Superfamilia: Neritoidea
Familia: Neritidae
Subfamilia: Neritinae
Tribus: Theodoxini
Genus: Neripteron
Species: N. granosus – N. guerinii – N. violaceum
Name
Neripteron Lesson, 1830

Neripteron is a genus of brackish water and freshwater snails, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Neritininae of the family Neritidae, the nerites.[6]

Neripteron auriculatum is the type species of the genus Neripteron.[2]
Species

Species within the genus Neripteron include:

Neripteron amoenum (Gould, 1847)[2]
Neripteron auriculatum (Lamarck, 1816)[2]
Neripteron bensoni (Récluz, 1850)[2]
Neripteron bicanaliculatum (Récluz, 1843)[2]
Neripteron cariosum (W. Wood, 1828)[2]
Neripteron cornucopia (Benson, 1836)[2]
Neripteron dilatatum (Broderip, 1833)[2]
Neripteron holosericeum (Garrett, 1872)[2]
Neripteron lecontei (Récluz, 1853)[2]
Neripteron mauriciae (Lesson, 1831)[2]
Neripteron neglectum (Pease, 1861)[2]
Neripteron obtusum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1836)[2]
Neripteron pileolus (Récluz, 1850)[2]
Neripteron platyconcha (Annandale & Prashad, 1919)[2]
Neripteron rostratum (Reeve, 1856)[2]
Neripteron rubicundum (Martens, 1875)[2]
Neripteron simoni (Prashad, 1921)[2]
Neripteron siquijorense (Récluz, 1844)[2]
Neripteron spirale (Reeve, 1855)[2]
Neripteron subauriculatum (Récluz, 1843)[2]
Neripteron subviolaceum Eichhorst, 2016[2]
Neripteron taitense (Lesson, 1831)[2]
Neripteron vespertinum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)[2]
Neripteron violaceum (Gmelin, 1791)[2]

Species brought into synonymy

Neripteron asperulatum (Récluz, 1843):[2] synonym of Neritina asperulata (Récluz, 1843)
Neripteron holosericum : synonym of Neripteron holosericeum (Garrett, 1872) (misspelling)
Neripteron schneideri Riech, 1935: synonym of Neripteron auriculatum (Lamarck, 1816)

References
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Lesson R. (1831). In: Duperry, Voy. "Coquille" (Zool.), 2(1): page 384.
Bouchet, P. (2016). Neripteron Lesson, 1831. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818409 on 2017-12-07
Baker H. B. (1923). Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philadelphia 75: 117, 134, 159.
Gray (1840). Syn. Cont. Brit. Mus., ed. 42, 147 [n.n.]; 1842, Syn. Brit. Mus., ed. 44, 58.
Fischer P. (1885). Man. Conch., 802.

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neripteron Lesson, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818409 on 2021-09-22

hhorst T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume 1. Harxheim: Conchbooks. 695 pp

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