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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda unnamed Thiaridae 

Melanoides (Melanoides) tuberculata (Müller, 1774)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Nerita tuberculata Müller, 1774
   Melania australis Lea and Lea, 1851
   Melania decussata Brot, 1862
   Melania (Melasma) onca A. Adams and Angas, 1864

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland Introduced
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Western Australia Introduced

Keywords

eCode: algal-feeder 
eCode: detritus-feeder 
eCode: estuarine 
eCode: nocturnal 

References

 Benthem Jutting, W.S.S. van 1956. [ecology, biogeography]  General reference
 Iredale, T. 1943. p.208 Synonomy
 Smith, B.J. 1989. [distribution]  General reference
 Smith, B.J. 1992. [ based on an examination of types ]  Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  unnamed
                    Cerithioidea
                      Thiaridae
                        Melanoides Olivier, 1804
                          Melanoides (Melanoides) Olivier, 1804
                            Melanoides (Melanoides) tuberculata (Müller, 1774)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=5478) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-01-28.