species: Nerita plicata in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Nerita plicata


©Anne Hoggett: Nerita plicata about 1 cm diameter on intertidal granite, Lizard Island lagoon. Thanks to Dr Richard Willan (NT Museum) for the identification.

©Anne Hoggett: Nerita plicata about 1 cm diameter on intertidal granite, Lizard Island lagoon

©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Nerita plicata from Casuarina Beach, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Neritopsina
Family Neritidae
Genus Nerita
Species Nerita plicata

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 1.2 cm (Diamter) - applies to Lizard Island specimens

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

References that assist with identification

  • Wilson, B. (1993). Australian Marine Shells: 1. Prosobranch gastropods Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia.

Other references

  • Coleman, N. (1976). Aerial respiration of nerites from the north-east Coast of Australia, Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 27: 455-466. LIRS catalog number 298.
  • Robertson, R. (1981). List of shell-bearing mollusks observed and collected at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Tryonia, 4: 1-32. LIRS catalog number 403.
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