MolluscaBase taxon details
Nerita chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758
596064 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:596064)
accepted
Species
Nerita (Argonerita) chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758 · alternative representation
Nerita (Theliostyla) bizonalis Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted
Nerita annulata Reeve, 1855 · unaccepted
Nerita bizonalis Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted
Nerita chloroleuca R. A. Philippi, 1848 · unaccepted
Nerita laevilirata G. B. Sowerby III, 1914 · unaccepted
Nerita maculara Noodt, 1819 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nerita scabrella R. A. Philippi, 1848 · unaccepted
marine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Nerita maculara Noodt, 1819) Noodt, J. (1819). Museum Boltenianum. Verzeichniss der von dem verstorbenen Joachim Friedrich Bolten hinterlassenen vortrefflichen Sammlung Conchylien, Mineralien und Kunstsachen die am 26. April d. J., Morgens um 10 Uhr öffentlich verkauft werden sollen durch den Makler J. Noodt. Hamburg: J. Noodt. vi + 156 pp., 4 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59289439
page(s): 14, pl. 4 fig. [details]
original description (of Nerita annulata Reeve, 1855) Reeve, L. A. (1855). Monograph of the genus <i>Nerita</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 9, pls 1-19, and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2-5, Jun. 1855; 1, 6-19, Aug. 1855]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9141840 [details]
original description (of Nerita laevilirata G. B. Sowerby III, 1914) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1914). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from New Caledonia, Japan, and other localities. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 11(1): 5-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15715537 [details]
original description (of Nerita bizonalis Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37162278
page(s): pl. 454 fig. 3a-b [details]
original description (of Nerita chloroleuca R. A. Philippi, 1848) Philippi, R. A. (1847-1848). Testaceorum novorum centuria. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 4(5): 71-77; 4(6): 84-96; 4(8): 113-127 [1847]; 5(1): 13-16; 5(2): 17-27 [1848]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16292065
page(s): 14 [details]
original description (of Nerita scabrella R. A. Philippi, 1848) Philippi, R. A. (1847-1848). Testaceorum novorum centuria. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 4(5): 71-77; 4(6): 84-96; 4(8): 113-127 [1847]; 5(1): 13-16; 5(2): 17-27 [1848]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16292065
page(s): 14-15 [details]
context source (HKRMS) Chambers, M. R. (1980). Zonation, abundance and biomass of gastropods from two Hong Kong Rocky. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the first International workshop on the malacofaunal of Hong Kong and Southern China. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 139-148. [details]
additional source Patterson Edward, J. K.; Ravinesh, R. & Biju Kumar, A. (2022). Molluscs of the Gulf of Mannar, India and adjacent waters: A fully illustrated guide. Suganthi Devadason Marien Research Institute & Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala. Tuticorin. i-xx, 1-524.
page(s): 77 [details]
[request]original description (of Nerita maculara Noodt, 1819) Noodt, J. (1819). Museum Boltenianum. Verzeichniss der von dem verstorbenen Joachim Friedrich Bolten hinterlassenen vortrefflichen Sammlung Conchylien, Mineralien und Kunstsachen die am 26. April d. J., Morgens um 10 Uhr öffentlich verkauft werden sollen durch den Makler J. Noodt. Hamburg: J. Noodt. vi + 156 pp., 4 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59289439
page(s): 14, pl. 4 fig. [details]
original description (of Nerita annulata Reeve, 1855) Reeve, L. A. (1855). Monograph of the genus <i>Nerita</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 9, pls 1-19, and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2-5, Jun. 1855; 1, 6-19, Aug. 1855]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9141840 [details]
original description (of Nerita laevilirata G. B. Sowerby III, 1914) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1914). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from New Caledonia, Japan, and other localities. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 11(1): 5-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15715537 [details]
original description (of Nerita bizonalis Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37162278
page(s): pl. 454 fig. 3a-b [details]
original description (of Nerita chloroleuca R. A. Philippi, 1848) Philippi, R. A. (1847-1848). Testaceorum novorum centuria. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 4(5): 71-77; 4(6): 84-96; 4(8): 113-127 [1847]; 5(1): 13-16; 5(2): 17-27 [1848]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16292065
page(s): 14 [details]
original description (of Nerita scabrella R. A. Philippi, 1848) Philippi, R. A. (1847-1848). Testaceorum novorum centuria. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 4(5): 71-77; 4(6): 84-96; 4(8): 113-127 [1847]; 5(1): 13-16; 5(2): 17-27 [1848]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16292065
page(s): 14-15 [details]
context source (HKRMS) Chambers, M. R. (1980). Zonation, abundance and biomass of gastropods from two Hong Kong Rocky. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the first International workshop on the malacofaunal of Hong Kong and Southern China. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 139-148. [details]
additional source Patterson Edward, J. K.; Ravinesh, R. & Biju Kumar, A. (2022). Molluscs of the Gulf of Mannar, India and adjacent waters: A fully illustrated guide. Suganthi Devadason Marien Research Institute & Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala. Tuticorin. i-xx, 1-524.
page(s): 77 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (44 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Nerita maculara Noodt, 1819)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Nerita (Argonerita) chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nerita chamaeleon)
To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 51 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nerita chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758 Indonesia, Maluku, Saparua, Mahu)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Nerita (Argonerita) chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Nerita maculara Noodt, 1819)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Nerita (Argonerita) chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nerita chamaeleon)
To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 51 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nerita chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758 Indonesia, Maluku, Saparua, Mahu)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Nerita (Argonerita) chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758)
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