Neritopsidae
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| Neritopsidae | |
|---|---|
| Neritopsis radula shells | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Superfamily: | Neritopsoidea |
| Family: | Neritopsidae Gray, 1847 |
Neritopsidae is a family of small sea snails and freshwater snails 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 extant are sometimes termed "living fossils".[1]