WoRMS taxon details
Nerita albicilla Linnaeus, 1758
216254 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216254)
accepted
Species
Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla Linnaeus, 1758 · alternative representation
Nerita albicilla var. fasciata Krauss, 1848 · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of Nerita fasciata...)
junior homonym of Nerita fasciata O.F. Müller, 1774
Nerita asinina Humphrey, 1797 · unaccepted (unavailable name: published in a...)
unavailable name: published in a work placed on the Official Index
Nerita fasciata Krauss, 1848 · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of Nerita fasciata...)
junior homonym of Nerita fasciata O.F. Müller, 1774
Nerita imperfecta Röding, 1798 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nerita ustulata G. B. Sowerby II, 1883 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nerita venusta Dunker, 1844 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Theliostyla albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Variety Nerita albicilla var. fasciata Krauss, 1848 accepted as Nerita albicilla Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Nerita fasciata O.F. Müller, 1774)
marine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Description Habitat: rocky cliffs, sometimes mangrove trees (Ruwa, 1984).
Up to 4 cm, shell surface smooth or with slight transverse...
Up to 4 cm, shell surface smooth or with slight transverse...
Description Habitat: rocky cliffs, sometimes mangrove trees (Ruwa, 1984).
Up to 4 cm, shell surface smooth or with slight transverse ridges; small pustules and four weak teeth on the columella. Colour variegated black and white, occasionally with three conspicuous bands. White interior, pinkish-grey granular operculum. Habitat: on rocks in the littoral fringe. Distribution: Indo-Pacific (Richmond, 1997); tropical Indo-Pacific, also in Australia in Kalk (1958). [details]
Up to 4 cm, shell surface smooth or with slight transverse ridges; small pustules and four weak teeth on the columella. Colour variegated black and white, occasionally with three conspicuous bands. White interior, pinkish-grey granular operculum. Habitat: on rocks in the littoral fringe. Distribution: Indo-Pacific (Richmond, 1997); tropical Indo-Pacific, also in Australia in Kalk (1958). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nerita albicilla Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216254 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 778 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Nerita imperfecta Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Nerita venusta Dunker, 1844) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): Vol. 1, 86, pl. Nerita 1, fig. 11 [details]
original description (of Nerita fasciata Krauss, 1848) Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704 [details]
original description (of Nerita asinina Humphrey, 1797) Humphrey, G. (1797). Museum Calonnianum. Specification of the various articles which compose the magnificent museum of natural history collected by M. de Calonne in France, and lately his property. i-viii, 1-84., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45403205 [details]
original description (of Nerita albicilla var. fasciata Krauss, 1848) Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704
page(s): 90. [details]
page(s): 778 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Nerita imperfecta Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Nerita venusta Dunker, 1844) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): Vol. 1, 86, pl. Nerita 1, fig. 11 [details]
original description (of Nerita fasciata Krauss, 1848) Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704 [details]
original description (of Nerita asinina Humphrey, 1797) Humphrey, G. (1797). Museum Calonnianum. Specification of the various articles which compose the magnificent museum of natural history collected by M. de Calonne in France, and lately his property. i-viii, 1-84., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45403205 [details]
original description (of Nerita albicilla var. fasciata Krauss, 1848) Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704
page(s): 90. [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Blackmore, G. (1998). The importance of feeding ecology in investigating accumulated heavy metal body burdens in Thais clavigera (Kuster) (mollusca: neogastropoda: muricidae) in Hong Kong. <em>PhD thesis. The University of Hong Kong.</em> [details]
additional source Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
additional source Jarrett, A.G. (2000) Marine Shells of the Seychelles. Carole Green Publishing, Cambridge, xiv + 149 pp. NIZT 682
page(s): 9. [details]
additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 48 [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 28. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Issel, A. (1865). Catalogo dei molluschi raccolti dalla missione italiana in Persia aggiuntavi la descrizione delle specie nuove o poco note. Stamperia Reale, Torino, 55 pp, pls 1-3., available online at http://www.internetculturale.it/it/16/search/viewresource?id=oai:www.sba.unifi.it:12:IC0003:RMR0024873&case=&instanceName=mag&descSource=Biblioteca%20digitale&descSourceLevel2=SBA%20-%20Firenze
page(s): 22 [details]
additional source Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170.
page(s): 16. [details]
additional source Kumazawa, N. ; Morimoto, N. ; Tanigawa, T. ; Tanaka, Y. ; Kasagi, N. ; Kameie, T. ; Funaki, K. ; Iino, A. (1991). Morphology and Activity of Lysosomal Enzymes in Hemocytes of a Brackish-Water Clam, Corbicula japonica. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 50(3): 211-217. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kumazawa, N. H.; Iwao, K. ; Ikura, K. ; Kawasaki, Y. ; Mitani, M. (1991). Salinity Preferences of Three Neritid Gastropods. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 50(1): 61-67. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kumazawa, N. H. ; Tanigawa, T. ; Tanaka, Y. ; Osatake, H. ; Tanaka, K. (1990). Preliminary Study on Culture and Morphology of Hemocytes of Two Gastropod Molluscs, Clithon retropictus and Nerita albicilla. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 49(3):233-239. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
additional source Jarrett, A.G. (2000) Marine Shells of the Seychelles. Carole Green Publishing, Cambridge, xiv + 149 pp. NIZT 682
page(s): 9. [details]
additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 48 [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 28. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Issel, A. (1865). Catalogo dei molluschi raccolti dalla missione italiana in Persia aggiuntavi la descrizione delle specie nuove o poco note. Stamperia Reale, Torino, 55 pp, pls 1-3., available online at http://www.internetculturale.it/it/16/search/viewresource?id=oai:www.sba.unifi.it:12:IC0003:RMR0024873&case=&instanceName=mag&descSource=Biblioteca%20digitale&descSourceLevel2=SBA%20-%20Firenze
page(s): 22 [details]
additional source Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170.
page(s): 16. [details]
additional source Kumazawa, N. ; Morimoto, N. ; Tanigawa, T. ; Tanaka, Y. ; Kasagi, N. ; Kameie, T. ; Funaki, K. ; Iino, A. (1991). Morphology and Activity of Lysosomal Enzymes in Hemocytes of a Brackish-Water Clam, Corbicula japonica. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 50(3): 211-217. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kumazawa, N. H.; Iwao, K. ; Ikura, K. ; Kawasaki, Y. ; Mitani, M. (1991). Salinity Preferences of Three Neritid Gastropods. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 50(1): 61-67. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kumazawa, N. H. ; Tanigawa, T. ; Tanaka, Y. ; Osatake, H. ; Tanaka, K. (1990). Preliminary Study on Culture and Morphology of Hemocytes of Two Gastropod Molluscs, Clithon retropictus and Nerita albicilla. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 49(3):233-239. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Habitat: rocky cliffs, sometimes mangrove trees (Ruwa, 1984). Up to 4 cm, shell surface smooth or with slight transverse ridges; small pustules and four weak teeth on the columella. Colour variegated black and white, occasionally with three conspicuous bands. White interior, pinkish-grey granular operculum. Habitat: on rocks in the littoral fringe. Distribution: Indo-Pacific (Richmond, 1997); tropical Indo-Pacific, also in Australia in Kalk (1958). [details]
To Barcode of Life (390 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (144 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Theliostyla albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nerita albicilla)
To GenBank (564 nucleotides; 543 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nerita albicilla Linnaeus, 1758 )
To MNHN Fossil collection (Nerita albicilla LINNAEUS, 1758; Figuré; F.A26826)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (144 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Theliostyla albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nerita albicilla)
To GenBank (564 nucleotides; 543 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nerita albicilla Linnaeus, 1758 )
To MNHN Fossil collection (Nerita albicilla LINNAEUS, 1758; Figuré; F.A26826)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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