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Gastropoda Neritopsina Neritidae 

Nerita maxima Gmelin, 1791

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Nerita maxima Gmelin, 1791
   Nerita obatra Récluz, 1851

Distribution

species' range extends from the Philippine Islands westward into the Indian Ocean {CERNOHOR1974B}

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificTuvalu (Ellice Islands)Funafuti
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificFiji
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificVanuatuNew Hebrides
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaJava Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificMarshall Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaTimor (Not otherwise Specified)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaMoluccas
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaFrench Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise)Society Islands (Iles de la Societe)Tahiti
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSamoan Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanCocos-Keeling

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1974. p.160 Secondary source
 Hedley, C. 1899. p.409 Secondary source
 Kabat, A.R. & Finet, Y. 1992. p.240 Secondary source
 Maes, V.O. 1967. p.119 Distribution
 Schepman, M. M. 1908. p.5 Distribution

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Neritimorpha
                Neritopsina
                  Neritoidea
                    Neritidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Neritinae
                        Nerita Linnaeus, 1758
                          Nerita (Unplaced)
                            Nerita (Unplaced) maxima Gmelin, 1791

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=75914) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-08-13. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-08-15.