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Gastropoda Neritopsina Neritidae 

Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla Linnaeus, 1758

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Nerita (Theliostyla) albicella [sic]
   Nerita albicola [sic]
   Nerita chamaeleon auct.
   Nerita albicilla Linnaeus, 1758
   Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Nerita (Natere) albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Nerita imperfecta Röding, 1798
   Nerita venusta Dunker in Philippi, 1844
   Nerita ustulata Sowerby, 1883

Common Name

Ox-palate nerite or hoi nam prik (Th.) p.94      Nateewathana, A. 1995.  
Tubercular nerite p.73      Allan, J. 1950.  
White Mouthed nerite p.82      Coleman, N. 1981.  
Amaobune G557 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G557]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Distribution

Indo-Pacific Dekker, 2000 (Dekker2000b): "...has a wide range in the Indo-West-Pacific.... enters the Red Sea only in the southern part."

  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Western Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
  PRELOVED RegionsThailand
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaMoluccas
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSeychelles
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMadagascar
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificTuvalu (Ellice Islands)Funafuti
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Northern Territory
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaPersian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaMaldives
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaBorneo
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaNusa Tenggara (Lesser Sunda Islands)Nusa Tenggara BaratLombok
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaNusa Tenggara (Lesser Sunda Islands)Nusa Tenggara TimurFlores
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaTimor (Not otherwise Specified)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSouth Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaTanzaniaPwani ProvinceZanzibar
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSea of Japan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanCocos-Keeling
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanThailand (W)Phuket
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.24 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.49 

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ ]
feeding mode: grazing [ "grazing algae from stones and rocks at high tide" ]      Dekker, H. 2000. p. 43 
habitat: coral reef [ "on the reef flat" ]      Dekker, H. 2000. p. 43 
substrate: rocks [ "hiding under stones at low tide" ]      Dekker, H. 2000. p. 43 

References

 Cotton, B. C. 1959. p.273 Secondary source
 Dufo 1840. p.194 Distribution
 Hedley, C. 1899. p.409 Distribution
 Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999. p.72 Checklist
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.37 General reference
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.67 Distribution
 Maes, V.O. 1967. p.106-7 Distribution
 Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1901. p.353 Distribution
 Nateewathana, A. 1995. p.94 Secondary source
 Odhner, N.H. 1919. p.14 Distribution
 Oostingh, C.H. 1925. p.20 Distribution
 Rajagopal, A.S. & Mookherjee, H.P. 1978. p.6 Distribution
 Schepman, M. M. 1908. p.3-4 Distribution
 Smith, E.A. 1891. p.419 Distribution
 Smith, E.A. 1903. p.617 Distribution
 Tantanasiriwong, R. 1978. p.6 Distribution
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.40, pl. 2, figs 12a-c General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Neritimorpha
                Neritopsina
                  Neritoidea
                    Neritidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Neritinae
                        Nerita Linnaeus, 1758
                          Nerita (Theliostyla) Mörch, 1852
                            Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla Linnaeus, 1758

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=62247) created by Holly Barlow on 2002-01-14. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.