Species Clithon oualaniense (Lesson, 1831)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Neritina oualaniensis Lesson, R.P. 1831. Chap. XI. Mollusques, Annelides et Vers. pp. 239-471 in Voyage Autour du Monde Executé par Ordre du Roi, sur la Corvette de Sa Majesté, La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. Zoologie. Paris : Betrand. [379].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, Oualan (Pacific?).
• Nerita nebulata Récluz, C.A. 1843. Descriptions of various new species of shells belonging to the genus Nerita, from Mr. Cuming's collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 11(124): 71-73 [71].
• Nerita (Clithon) colombaria Récluz, C.A. 1846. Description de quelques nouvelles Nérites fluviatiles, du cabinet de H. Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1845(13): 119-122 [121].
• Nerita (Clithon) cincta Récluz, C.A. 1850. Notice sur le genre Nerita et sur S.-G. Neritina, avec le Catalogue Synonymique des Néritines. Journal de Conchyliologie 2 1: 131-164, pls 3, 7 [148,158].
• Nerita (Neritina) ceylanensis Récluz, C.A. 1851. Description de quelques coquilles nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie 2 2: 192-216 [202-3].
• Neritina baconi Reeve, L.A. 1856. Monograph of the genus Neritina pls 1, 27-37. In, Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 9.
• Neritina mertoniana Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1898. The marine mollusca of Madras and the immediate neighbourhood. Journal of Conchology 9: 30-48, pl. 1 [77].
• Neritina oualaniensis nigrobifasciata Benthem Jutting, W.S.S. van 1956. Systematic studies on the non-marine Mollusca of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. V. Critical revision of the Javanese freshwater gastropods. Treubia 23: 259-477 [158].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Eichhorst, T.E. 2016. Neritidae of the world. Harxheim : Conchbooks Vol. 1 pp. 695.

 

Generic Combinations

• Theodoxus (Pictoneritina) oualaniensis (Lesson, 1831). —
  Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [42, pl. 2, figs 17a-i]
• Clithon oualaniensis (Lesson, 1831). —
  Smith, B.J. 1992. Non-Marine Mollusca. In, Houston, W.W.K. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Non-marine Mollusca. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 8 xii 408 pp. [64]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Wet Tropics (WT)

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Estuary, lotic freshwater, mangroves, marine, rocks.

 

General References

Benthem Jutting, W.S.S. van 1956. Systematic studies on the non-marine Mollusca of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. V. Critical revision of the Javanese freshwater gastropods. Treubia 23: 259-477 [285]

Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp. [273]

Franc, A. 1957. Mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de l'archipel Néo-Calédonien. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] A 3(1956): 1-200, pls 1-24 [18]

Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999. Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Japan : Elle Scientific Publications 749 pp. [75]

Kabat, A.R. & Finet, Y. 1992. Catalogue of the Neritidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) described by Constant A. Récluz including the location of the type specimens. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 99(2): 223-253 [230-1]

Rajagopal, A.S. & Mookherjee, H.P. 1978. Contributions to the molluscan fauna of India. Pt. I. Marine molluscs of the Coromandel Coast, Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar - Gastropoda: Archaeogastropoda. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 12: 1-48 [6, 43]

Tantanasiriwong, R. 1978. An illustrated checklist of marine shelled gastropods from Phuket Island, adjacent mainland and offshore islands, Western Peninsula, Thailand. Phuket Marine Biological Center, Research Bulletin 21: 1-22, 259 figs [6]

Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [42, pl. 2, figs 17a-i]

 

Common Name References

Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [74] (for Pictoneritina oualanensis) (Necklace/Oulay Neritina)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
10-Dec-2023	NERITIMORPHA Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975	06-Nov-2023	MODIFIED	Dr Mandy Reid
15-Sep-2023	NERITIMORPHA Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975	10-Jul-2023	MODIFIED
22-Jan-2015	NERITOIDEA	09-Jan-2015	MODIFIED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
29-Mar-2012		29-Mar-2012	MOVED
		28-Mar-2012	(import)