WoRMS taxon details
Polinices albumen (Linnaeus, 1758)
570148 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:570148)
accepted
Species
Natica (Polinices) tegalensis K. Martin, 1905 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nerita albumen Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Neverita albumen (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Polinices (Neverita) albumen (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Polinices tegalensis (K. Martin, 1905) † · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Nerita albumen Linnaeus, 1758) 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 [details] Available for editors 
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Polinices albumen (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=570148 on 2026-03-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Nerita albumen Linnaeus, 1758) 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 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Natica (Polinices) tegalensis K. Martin, 1905 †) Martin K. (1895-1906). Die Fossilien von Java auf grund einer Sammlung von Dr. R. D. M. Verbeek. I. Band. Gasteropoda. <em>Sammlungen des Geologischen Reichs-Museums in Leiden.</em> new ser., 1: 1-132, pls 1-20 [1895]; 133-220, pls 21-33 [1899]; 221-281, pls 34-41 [1905]; 282-332, pls 42-45 [1906]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42306724
page(s): 266 [details]
basis of record Kabat A.R. (2000) Results of the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990). Part 10. Mollusca, Gastropoda, Naticidae. <i>Zoologische Mededelingen</i> 73(25): 345-380., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/216182/ZM73_345-380.pdf [details]
[request]original description (of Natica (Polinices) tegalensis K. Martin, 1905 †) Martin K. (1895-1906). Die Fossilien von Java auf grund einer Sammlung von Dr. R. D. M. Verbeek. I. Band. Gasteropoda. <em>Sammlungen des Geologischen Reichs-Museums in Leiden.</em> new ser., 1: 1-132, pls 1-20 [1895]; 133-220, pls 21-33 [1899]; 221-281, pls 34-41 [1905]; 282-332, pls 42-45 [1906]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42306724
page(s): 266 [details]
basis of record Kabat A.R. (2000) Results of the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990). Part 10. Mollusca, Gastropoda, Naticidae. <i>Zoologische Mededelingen</i> 73(25): 345-380., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/216182/ZM73_345-380.pdf [details]
Other
additional source
Huelsken T., Tapken D., Dahlmann T., Wägele H., Riginos C. & Hollmann M. (2012) Systematics and phylogenetic species delimitation within <i>Polinices s.l.</i> (Caenogastropoda: Naticidae) based on molecular data and shell morphology. <i>Organisms, Diversity & Evolution</i> 12: 349-375. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-012-0111-5 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zhang S.-P. [Suping]. (2016). <i>Fauna Sinica. Invertebrata 56. Mollusca: Gastropoda: Strombacea and Naticacea</i>. Beijing: Science Press. 317 pp., 10 pls. [details]
additional source Saito, H. (2017). Family Naticidae. Pp. 858-866, in: T. Okutani (ed.), <i>Marine Mollusks in Japan</i>, ed. 2. 2 vols. Tokai University Press. 1375 pp. [details]
additional source Kiel, S.; Espi, J.; Tai, L.; Zuschin, M.; Hautmann, M. (2025). Paleontology of the Early Pliocene Kairuku Limestone of Yule Island, Papua New Guinea - Part 1: Introduction, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda. <em>Bulletin of Geosciences.</em> 100(3): 271-318., available online at http://www.geology.cz/bulletin/contents/art1941
page(s): 289, fig. 14A-C [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Zhang S.-P. [Suping]. (2016). <i>Fauna Sinica. Invertebrata 56. Mollusca: Gastropoda: Strombacea and Naticacea</i>. Beijing: Science Press. 317 pp., 10 pls. [details]
additional source Saito, H. (2017). Family Naticidae. Pp. 858-866, in: T. Okutani (ed.), <i>Marine Mollusks in Japan</i>, ed. 2. 2 vols. Tokai University Press. 1375 pp. [details]
additional source Kiel, S.; Espi, J.; Tai, L.; Zuschin, M.; Hautmann, M. (2025). Paleontology of the Early Pliocene Kairuku Limestone of Yule Island, Papua New Guinea - Part 1: Introduction, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda. <em>Bulletin of Geosciences.</em> 100(3): 271-318., available online at http://www.geology.cz/bulletin/contents/art1941
page(s): 289, fig. 14A-C [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | egg-white moonsnail [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Weißer Mond [from synonym]Weiße Mondschnecke [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | マンジュウガイ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Neverita albumen (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polinices albumen)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Nerita albumen Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Polinices albumen (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Calabarzon, Quezon, Tayabas Bay, ex...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Neverita albumen (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polinices albumen)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Nerita albumen Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Polinices albumen (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Calabarzon, Quezon, Tayabas Bay, ex...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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