The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia

Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia


Gastropoda: : Neritoidea: Neritidae

Neritina zebra (Bruguière, 1792)


Range: 15°N to 13°S; 83°W to 36°W
Depth: 0 to 0 m
Maximum Reported Size: 23  mm

Synonymy

Nerita zebra Bruguière, 1792
Nereina lacustris Cristofori & Jan, 1832
Nerita sobrina Récluz, 1846

Details


Nerita zebra Bruguière, 1792b, p. 126
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Cayenne
Range: 15°N to 13°S; 83°W to 36°W
Depth: 0 m
Maximum Reported Size: 21.4 mm
Distribution: Honduras, Panama, Venezuela: Vargas, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, French Guiana, Surinam, Brazil: Para, Ceara, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia
References: Russell (1941) NWM; Olsson & McGinty (1958) {NW}
Comments: Occurs in brackish to freshwater.

Nereina lacustris Cristofori & Jan, 1832b, p. 4
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated [Brasil (Cristofori & Jan 1832a)]
Maximum Reported Size: 6.7 mm
Distribution: Brazil
References: Cristofori & Jan (1832b) M; Russell (1941) s
Comments: Nude name in Cristofori (1830).

Nerita sobrina Récluz, 1846, p. 119-120
[Synonym]
Type Locality: "Cayenne?"
Maximum Reported Size: 23 mm
References: Récluz (1846) M; Martens (1877:117) s


Partial List of References

Bruguière, J.-G. 1792. Catalogue des coquilles envoyées de Cayenne, a la Société d'Histoire naturelle de Paris, par M. le Blond Actes de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris 1 126.
Cristofori, [J]. and [G]. Jan. 1832. Mantissa in Secundam Partem Catalogi Testaceorum Exstantium in Collectione quam Possident de-Cristofori et Jan  4 pp. Parmae.
Récluz, C. 1846. Déscription de quelques nouvelles Nérites fluviatiles, du cabinet de H. Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 13 119-122. [Stated date: -- Oct 1845; true date: -- Feb 1846.]

Key To Reference Codes
List of ANSP Collections   Terms and Conditions of Use

Learn about the AcademyMembershipfor KidsLibraryfor FamiliesshopNewsMuseumEducationResearch
SitemapSitemap
©1998 - 2010 All Rights Reserved, The Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel: 215-299-1000 Email: webmaster@acnatsci.org