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Gastropoda: : Neritoidea: Neritidae

Neritina clenchi Russell, 1940
Freshwater; listed as some congeners are marine


Range: 28°N to 9.3°N; 89°W to 61°W
Depth: 0 to 0 m (live 0 to 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 20.1  mm

Synonymy

Neritina domingensis Lamarck, 1822
Neritina clenchi Russell, 1940

Details


Nerita clenchi Russell, 1940, p. 261-262, pl. 46, figs. 1-2
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Rio Manjon, 7 km S.E. of Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo
Range: 28°N to 9.3°N; 89°W to 61°W
Depth: 0 m (live 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 20.1 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida; Guatemala, Panama, Cuba: North Havana Province, North Matanzas, Cienfuegos, Guantanamo; Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Guadeloupe, Martinique; Trinidad & Tobago: Tobago
References: Russell (1940) NEWM; Usticke (1959) {E}; Mienis (1983) S
Comments: A freshwater species; Cosel (1986) considers N. clenchi a synonym of N. virginea.

Neritina domingensis Lamarck, 1822a, p. 186
[Synonym]
Type Locality: rivières des Saint-Domingue
Maximum Reported Size: 16.8 mm
Distribution: Dominican Republic
References: Lamarck (1822a) M; Sowerby II (1836)
Comments: Has priority if the synonymy is correct, but precedence might be reversed if conditions of ICZN Article 23.9 apply.


Partial List of References

Lamarck, [J. B.] 1822. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres 6(2) [iii] + 232 pp. Author: Paris. [Stated date: -- Apr 1822.]
Russell, H. D. 1940. Some new Neritidae from the West Indies Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural "Felipe Poey" 14 257-262, pl. 46. [Stated date: 31 Dec 1940.]

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