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Gastropoda Neritopsina Neritidae 

Nerita (Melanerita) atramentosa Reeve, 1855

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Nerita atrata Gmelin, 1791
   Nerita punctata Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
   Nerita mauritiae Récluz, 1841
   Nerita atramentosa Reeve, 1855
   Nerita saturata Hutton, 1884
   Nerita melanotragus Smith, 1884

Common Name

Black Nerite/Periwinkle p.62 []      McMichael, D.F. 1960.  
Black Crow p.275 []      Cotton, B. C. 1959.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricTas. coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaSouth Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaTasmania
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereNew Zealand
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene IslandsMauritiusMauritius
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene IslandsMauritiusRodriguez

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: intertidal [ upper littoral ]
feeds on: plants 
habit: nestling 
habitat: rock platform [ ]
habitat: rock reef 
habitat: under rocks 

References

 Allan, J. 1950. p.74 Biology and ecology
 Coleman, N. 1981. p.82 Biology and ecology
 Cotton, B. C. 1959. p.273 Contains synonymy
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.37 General reference
 Kabat, A.R. & Finet, Y. 1992. p.238 Secondary source
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.40 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.40 Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Neritimorpha
                Neritopsina
                  Neritoidea
                    Neritidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Neritinae
                        Nerita Linnaeus, 1758
                          Nerita (Melanerita) Martens, 1889
                            Nerita (Melanerita) atramentosa Reeve, 1855

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=5282) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-04-21.