OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
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Gastropoda Neritopsina Neritidae
Nerita (Linnerita) polita Linnaeus, 1758
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Nerita polita Linnaeus, 1758
Nerita nigrobifasciata Chemnitz, 1781
Nerita bifasciata Gmelin, 1791
Nerita litterata Gmelin, 1791
Nerita larva Gmelin, 1791
Nerita arriaca Röding, 1798
Nerita nigra Dillwyn, 1817
Nerita australis Wood, 1828
Nerita rumphii Récluz, 1841
Nerita aurora Philippi, 1844
Nerita vitiensis Hombron & Jaquinot, 1854
Neritina hieroglyphica Wattebled, 1886
Common Name
Bleeding tooth p.73 Allan, J. 1950.
Ancient Nerite p.84, pl.85D Wilson, B 2002.
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia: Moluccas
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Seychelles
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Vanuatu: New Hebrides
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Fiji
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Tonga
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Maldives
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia: Sulawesi (Celebes)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Thailand (W): Phuket
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Madagascar
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Tuvalu (Ellice Islands): Funafuti
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Solomon Islands
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Samoan Islands
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: French Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise): Society Islands (Iles de la Societe)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Persian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia: Nusa Tenggara (Lesser Sunda Islands): Nusa Tenggara Barat: Lombok
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E): Tamil Nadu
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Cocos-Keeling
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.24
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.49
Keywords
depth: intertidal [ below high tide mark
]
habitat: coral reef
habitat: rocks [ most abundant on seaward reefs shores where rocks were half covered with sand but were also found where the only "rocks" were small flat pebbles
]
substrate: peebles
substrate: sand [ dug well into the sand below high tide mark; among sand pockets
]
References
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1974. p.163 Contains synonymy
Cotton, B. C. 1959. p.273 Distribution
Dufo 1840. p.193 Distribution
Hedley, C. 1899. p.410 Distribution
Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999. p.73 Checklist
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.37 General reference
Kay, E.A. 1979. p.6 Distribution
Maes, V.O. 1967. [ distrbution; ecology
] Secondary source
Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1901. p.353 Distribution
Rajagopal, A.S. & Mookherjee, H.P. 1978. p.6 Distribution
Satyamurti, S.T. 1952. p.59 Distribution
Schepman, M. M. 1908. p.7 Distribution
Smith, E.A. 1903. p.617 Distribution
Vermeij, G.J. 1984. p.688 Secondary source
Wilson, B. 1993. p.40, pl. 2, figs 10a, b General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Neritimorpha
Neritopsina
Neritoidea
Neritidae Rafinesque, 1815
Neritinae
Nerita Linnaeus, 1758
Nerita (Linnerita) Vermeij, 1984
Nerita (Linnerita) polita Linnaeus, 1758
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=33946) created by Jennifer Kolb on 2000-11-28. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-22.