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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Naticidae
Natica vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Nerita vitellus Linnaeus, 1758
Nerita rufa Born, 1778
Nerita leucozonias Gmelin, 1791
Nerita spadicea Gmelin, 1791
Cochlis albula Röding, 1798
Natica fuscata Link, 1807
Nerita helvacea Lamarck, 1822
Natica forscalii Sowerby, 1825
Natica pallens Philippi, 1849
Natica chemnitzii Philippi, 1852
Natica (Nerita) globosa "Chemnitz" Philippi, 1855
Common Name
Egg Yolk Sand Snail p.135, f.5 Allan, J. 1950.
Calf Natica p.122, pl.123 Wilson, B 2002.
Distribution
Exmouth Gulf, WA to Caloundra, Qld; Indo-West Pacific
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.30
Keywords
habitat: coral reef
References
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1971. p.173-176, figs. 2-5 Contains synonymy
Kabat, A.R. 1990. p.10-12 Contains synonymy
Kabat, A.R. 1996. p.33 [
] General reference
Wilson, B. 1993. p.217 [pl. 36, fig. 28] General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Naticoidea
Naticidae Forbes, 1838
Naticinae Forbes, 1838
Natica Scopoli, 1777
Natica vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=9040) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-28.