Species Nerita plicata Linnaeus, 1758
Plicate Nerite
- Nerita plicata Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [779] [refig. Chemnitz, 1781, 293, pl. 190, figs 1952-1953].
Type data:
Status unknown, Amboyne. - Nerita lactaria Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Holmiae Pts 1 & 2 588 pp. [551].
- Nerita versicolor Gmelin J.F. 1791. Caroli a Linné. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Lipsiae : Georg. Emanuel. Beer Vermes. Vol. 1(Part 6) pp. 3021–3910. [officially regarded by the ICZN Opinion 296 (26 Oct 1954) as the 13th edition of Systema Naturae] [3684].
Type data:
Status unknown. - Nerita eburnea Röding, P.F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Hamburg : Trappii 199 pp. [Date published September 1798] [20, no. 241].
Type data:
Syntype(s). - Nerita otaitensis Lesson, R.P. 1830. Zoologie de la Coquille. 239-274, 16 pls in Duperrey, L.I. (ed.). Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la corvette de S. M. La Coquille, pendant les années 1822-25. Paris Vol. 2. [370].
Type data:
Syntype(s) Tahiti. - Nerita ringens Reeve, L.A. 1855. Monograph of the genus Nerita. pls 1-19 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 9. [sp. 75, pl. 17, fig. 75].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Nerita (Ritena) plicata Linnaeus, 1758. —
Gray, J.E. 1858. Observations on the genus Nerita and its operculum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1858: 92-94 [93, fig. 3] - Nerita (Pila) plicata Linnaeus, 1758. —
Adams, H. & Adams, A. 1854. The genera of Recent Mollusca arranged according to their organization. London : John Van Voorst Vol. 1(IX-XV) pp. 257-484, pls 33-60. [380]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, rocks, rocky shore.
Extra Ecological Information
On rocks above water level.
General References
Beechey, D. 2005. Nerita plicata Linnaeus, 1758. The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Neritidae/Pages/Nerita_plicata%20.htm (date accessed 6/8/2012)
Crandall, E.D., Frey, M.A., Grosberg, R.K. & Barber, P.H. 2008. Contrasting demographic history and phylogeographical patterns in two Indo-Pacific gastropods. Molecular Ecology 17: 611-626 [611-624]
Hedley, C. 1899. The Mollusca of Funafuti. Part 1. Gastropoda. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 3(7): 395–488, 49 text figs [Date published March 6] [409-10]
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [37]
Limpalaer, L. 2010. Throwing light of the Neretidae. Xenophora. Association française de conchyliologie 129(1): 31-38 [37]
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]
Rehder, H.A. 1980. The marine mollusks of Easter Island (Isla de Pascura) and Sala y Gómez. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 289: 1–167 [75]
Ruwa, R.K. & Jaccarini, V. 1988. Nocturnal feeding migrations of Nerita plicata, N. undata and N. textilis (Prosobranchia: Neritacea) on the rocky shores at Mkomani, Mombasa, Kenya. Marine Biology 99: 229-234 [229]
Schepman, M.M. 1908. The Prosobranchia of the Siboga Expedition. Rhipidoglossa and Docoglossa. With an appendix by Prof. R. Bergh [Pectinobranchiata]. Siboga-Expéditie Report 49a(1): pp. 1-108, 9 pls [6-7]
Smith, E.A. 1903. Marine Mollusca. (pp. 589-630, pls. XXXV-XXXVI) in Gardiner, J.S. (ed.). The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes, being the account of work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. Cambridge : University Press Vol. II(Part II) pp. 589–698, pls. XXXV-XLVIII). [617]
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. [40, pl. 2, figs 8a, b] (as Nerita plicata Linnaeus, 1758)
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. [73] (Plicate Nerite)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |