Species Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774)
- Nerita tuberculata Müller, O.F. 1774. Vermium Terrestrium et Fluviatilium, seu Animalium Infusorium, Helminthicorum, et Testaceorum, non marinorum, Succincta Historia. Havniae & Lipsiae : Heineck & Faber Vol. 2 xxvi 214 pp. [191].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMUC 2 lots [n= 3+ 32 specimens] (fide M. Glaubrecht, pers comm.), 'In littore Coromandel', Coromandel Coast, southeast coast of India, about 259 km S of Madras. - Melanoides fasciolata Olivier, G.A. 1804. Voyage dans l'Empire Othoman, l'Égypte et la Perse, fait par ordre du gouvernement pendant les six premières années de la République. Paris : Henri Agasse Tom 2 (avec Atlas) 462 pp. [69].
Type data:
Status unknown, Alexandria, Egypt. - Melania trunculata Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1822. Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 7 711 pp. [167].
Type data:
Status unknown, GMNH, Timor.
Generic Combinations
- Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774). —
Glaubrecht, M., Brinkmann, N. & Pöppe, J. 2009. Diversity and disparity 'down under': Systematics, biogeography and reproductive modes of the 'marsupial' freshwater Thiaridae (Caenogastropoda, Cerithioidea) in Australia. Zoosystematics and Evolution 85(2): 199-275 [221] - Melanoides (Melanoides) tuberculata (Müller, 1774). —
Wenz, W. 1938. Gastropoda. Allgemeiner Teil und Prosobranchia (Amphigastropoda u. Streptoneura). In, Schindewolf, O.H. (ed.). Handbuch der Paläozoologie. Band 6, Gastropoda. Berlin-Zehlendorf : Bornträger Bd. 6(Teil 1) pp. 1–240. [Mar. 1938 to Nov. 1944] [713] (subgeneric arrangement)
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. [76]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Pantropical
Introduced from unknown country.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), NSW North Coast (NNC), Pine Creek (PCK), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Algae feeder, detritivore, estuary, lentic freshwater, lotic freshwater, nocturnal.
Extra Ecological Information
Necrophagous.
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
Glaubrecht, M., Brinkmann, N. & Pöppe, J. 2009. Diversity and disparity 'down under': Systematics, biogeography and reproductive modes of the 'marsupial' freshwater Thiaridae (Caenogastropoda, Cerithioidea) in Australia. Zoosystematics and Evolution 85(2): 199-275 [221-223, figs 1c, 12, 40]
Smith, B.J. 1989. Travelling snails. Journal of Medicine and Applied Malacology 1: 195-204
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | THIARIDAE | 04-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |