Gastropoda - Neritoidea - Neritidae
Parent taxon: Neritidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2005
See also Gardner 1947, Knight et al. 1960, Perrilliat 1972 and Wilson 1993
Sister taxa: Clithon, Cryptonerita, Cuisenerita, Lyosoma, Mesoneritina, Natitaria, Neritinae, Neritininae, Neritodonta, Neritodryas, Neritoplica, Neritoptyx, Otostoma, Panneritina, Pisulina, Schwardtina, Sosiospira, Thalassonerita, Velatella, Velatinae, Vitta
Subtaxa: Smaragdia
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), the Bahamas (1), Italy (1), Jamaica (1), Panama (1), Spain (1), United States (3: Florida)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (2), the Dominican Republic (2), Fiji (3), Indonesia (1), Jamaica (2), Mexico (2), Panama (1), the Philippines (1), Venezuela (3)
• Miocene of Austria (1), the Dominican Republic (72), India (1), Indonesia (5), the Marshall Islands (9), Palau (1), Panama (3), Slovakia (1), United States (9: Florida)
Total: 128 collections including 131 occurrences