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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Naticidae 

Polinices (Neverita) albumen (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Nerita albumen Linnaeus, 1758

Common Name

Egg-white Sand Shell p.136      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.30 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.46 

Keywords

substrate: coral sand 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1971. p.195-196, figs. 57-58 General reference
 Kabat, A.R. 1990. p.19-21, fig. 3C-D General reference
 Kilburn, R.N. 1976. p.859 General reference
 Streitz, M. 1992. p.21 General reference
 Subba Rao, N. V. 2003. p.188 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.221, pl. 36, fig. 37 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Naticoidea
                        Naticidae Forbes, 1838
                          Polinicinae Gray, 1847
                            Polinices Montfort, 1810
                              Polinices (Neverita) Risso, 1826
                                Polinices (Neverita) albumen (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=9178) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-04-30.