WoRMS taxon details
Nerita undata Linnaeus, 1758
216256 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216256)
accepted
Species
Nerita (Cymostyla) undata Linnaeus, 1758 · alternative representation
Nerita leguillouana Récluz, 1842 · unaccepted
Nerita proxima G. B. Sowerby III, 1903 · unaccepted
Ritena undata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Nerita undata quadricolor Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Nerita quadricolor Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Nerita undata var. micronesica E. von Martens, 1887 accepted as Nerita maura Récluz, 1842 (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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 (Ruwa, 1984 <109>).
Up to 4 cm, with radial ridges on the shell surface; columella with three teeth. Pale in...
Up to 4 cm, with radial ridges on the shell surface; columella with three teeth. Pale in...
Description Habitat: rocky cliffs (Ruwa, 1984 <109>).
Up to 4 cm, with radial ridges on the shell surface; columella with three teeth. Pale in colour with variable darker markings, sometimes uniformly bluish-black, pale interior. Habitat: littoral fringe rocks. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
Up to 4 cm, with radial ridges on the shell surface; columella with three teeth. Pale in colour with variable darker markings, sometimes uniformly bluish-black, pale interior. Habitat: littoral fringe rocks. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Nerita undata Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216256 on 2026-02-08
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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): 779 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Nerita leguillouana Récluz, 1842) Récluz, C. A. (1842). Description de plusieurs espèces de Nérites nouvelles vivantes. <em>Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne.</em> 1842(6): 177-184., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14714706
page(s): 178 [details]
original description (of Nerita proxima G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1903). Descriptions of fourteen new species of marine molluscs from Japan. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> Series 7, 12: 496-501., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29993262
page(s): 498-499 [details]
basis of record 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]
page(s): 779 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Nerita leguillouana Récluz, 1842) Récluz, C. A. (1842). Description de plusieurs espèces de Nérites nouvelles vivantes. <em>Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne.</em> 1842(6): 177-184., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14714706
page(s): 178 [details]
original description (of Nerita proxima G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1903). Descriptions of fourteen new species of marine molluscs from Japan. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> Series 7, 12: 496-501., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29993262
page(s): 498-499 [details]
basis of record 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]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Kei LWK. & Lau SCK. (1994). Baseline information survey of shelter island - a potential marine park. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture and Fisheries Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
additional source Jarrett, A.G. (2000) Marine Shells of the Seychelles. Carole Green Publishing, Cambridge, xiv + 149 pp. NIZT 682
page(s): 11. [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): 30 [details]
additional source Martens, E. von. (1856-1889). Die Gattungen <i>Nerita</i> und <i>Neritopsis</i>. <em>In: W. Kobelt, Ed. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Neu herausgegeben und vervollständigt. Zweiten Bandes elfte Abtheilung.</em> 2 (11): 1-147, plates A, 1-15. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe (publication dates: pls 1-3 [1856]; 1-64, pls 4-8 [1887]; 65-104; pls 9-13 [1888]; 105-147, pls 14-15, A [1889])., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34338381 [details]
additional source Dekker, H. (2000). The Neritidae from the circumarabian seas. <em>Vita Marina.</em> 47 (2): 29-64., available online at http://www.strandvondsten.nl/bibliotheek/vita_marina_magazine/Vita_Marina_41-47/vita_marina_47-02.pdf#7
page(s): 35-36 [details] Available for editors [request]
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 Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170.
page(s): 17. [details]
additional source Jarrett, A.G. (2000) Marine Shells of the Seychelles. Carole Green Publishing, Cambridge, xiv + 149 pp. NIZT 682
page(s): 11. [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): 30 [details]
additional source Martens, E. von. (1856-1889). Die Gattungen <i>Nerita</i> und <i>Neritopsis</i>. <em>In: W. Kobelt, Ed. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Neu herausgegeben und vervollständigt. Zweiten Bandes elfte Abtheilung.</em> 2 (11): 1-147, plates A, 1-15. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe (publication dates: pls 1-3 [1856]; 1-64, pls 4-8 [1887]; 65-104; pls 9-13 [1888]; 105-147, pls 14-15, A [1889])., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34338381 [details]
additional source Dekker, H. (2000). The Neritidae from the circumarabian seas. <em>Vita Marina.</em> 47 (2): 29-64., available online at http://www.strandvondsten.nl/bibliotheek/vita_marina_magazine/Vita_Marina_41-47/vita_marina_47-02.pdf#7
page(s): 35-36 [details] Available for editors
[request]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 Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170.
page(s): 17. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Habitat: rocky cliffs (Ruwa, 1984 <109>).Up to 4 cm, with radial ridges on the shell surface; columella with three teeth. Pale in colour with variable darker markings, sometimes uniformly bluish-black, pale interior. Habitat: littoral fringe rocks. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アラスジアマオブネ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (53 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (97 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Nerita (Cymostyla) undata Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nerita undata)
To GenBank (83 nucleotides; 63 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nerita undata Linnaeus, 1758 )
To Malacopics (Nerita undata Linnaeus,1758 Solomon Islands, Malaita, Lau Lagoon)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 5596 Nerita undata Shell Apertural View)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 5596 Nerita undata Shell Dorsal View)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (97 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Nerita (Cymostyla) undata Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nerita undata)
To GenBank (83 nucleotides; 63 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nerita undata Linnaeus, 1758 )
To Malacopics (Nerita undata Linnaeus,1758 Solomon Islands, Malaita, Lau Lagoon)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 5596 Nerita undata Shell Apertural View)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 5596 Nerita undata Shell Dorsal View)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
Unreviewed
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