WoRMS taxon details
Nerita undulata Gmelin, 1791
559420 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:559420)
accepted
Species
Nerita (Cymostyla) undulata Gmelin, 1791 · alternative representation
Nerita flammulata Récluz, 1841 · unaccepted
Nerita grayana Récluz, 1844 · unaccepted
Nerita savieana Reeve, 1855 · unaccepted
marine
Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Nerita undulata Gmelin, 1791. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=559420 on 2026-08-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Nerita flammulata Récluz, 1841) Récluz, C. A. (1841). Description de quelques nouvelles espèces de Nérites vivantes. <em>Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne.</em> 1841(4): 102-109; 1841(5): 147-152; 1841(6): 177-182; 1841(9): 273-278; 1841(10): 310-318; 1841(11): 337-343., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2361985
page(s): 180. [details]
original description (of Nerita grayana Récluz, 1844) Récluz, C. A. (1844). Descriptions of new species of <i>Navicella</i>, <i>Neritina</i>, <i>Nerita</i>, and <i>Natica</i>, in the cabinet of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1843) 11: 197-214. [published June 1844]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680175
page(s): 200 [details]
original description (of Nerita savieana 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
page(s): pl. 8 fig. 37 [details]
basis of record Krijnen, C.; Delsaerdt, A.; Severijns, N.; Verhaeghe, M.; Vink, R. (2011). On the identity of <i>Nerita undulata</i> Gmelin, 1791, previously known as <i>Nerita grayana</i> Récluz, 1843. <em>Gloria Maris.</em> 49(5-6): 125-140. [Published 20. Jan. 2011]. [details]
original description (of Nerita flammulata Récluz, 1841) Récluz, C. A. (1841). Description de quelques nouvelles espèces de Nérites vivantes. <em>Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne.</em> 1841(4): 102-109; 1841(5): 147-152; 1841(6): 177-182; 1841(9): 273-278; 1841(10): 310-318; 1841(11): 337-343., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2361985
page(s): 180. [details]
original description (of Nerita grayana Récluz, 1844) Récluz, C. A. (1844). Descriptions of new species of <i>Navicella</i>, <i>Neritina</i>, <i>Nerita</i>, and <i>Natica</i>, in the cabinet of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1843) 11: 197-214. [published June 1844]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680175
page(s): 200 [details]
original description (of Nerita savieana 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
page(s): pl. 8 fig. 37 [details]
basis of record Krijnen, C.; Delsaerdt, A.; Severijns, N.; Verhaeghe, M.; Vink, R. (2011). On the identity of <i>Nerita undulata</i> Gmelin, 1791, previously known as <i>Nerita grayana</i> Récluz, 1843. <em>Gloria Maris.</em> 49(5-6): 125-140. [Published 20. Jan. 2011]. [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Yip, S. Y. (1978). The ecology of coastal reclamation in Hong Kong. Mphil thesis. The University of Hong Kong. [details]
additional source Cernohorsky, W. O. (1974). Type specimens of Mollusca in the University Zoological Museum, Copenhagen. <em>Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 11: 143-192., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61709276 [details]
additional source Cernohorsky, W. O. (1974). Type specimens of Mollusca in the University Zoological Museum, Copenhagen. <em>Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 11: 143-192., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61709276 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マングローブアマガイ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Nerita grayana Récluz, 1844)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Nerita (Cymostyla) undulata Gmelin, 1791)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Nerita flammulata Récluz, 1841)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nerita undulata)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nerita undulata Gmelin,1791 Vietnam, Khánh Hòa, Hòn T?m)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Nerita grayana Récluz, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Nerita grayana Récluz, 1844)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Nerita (Cymostyla) undulata Gmelin, 1791)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Nerita flammulata Récluz, 1841)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nerita undulata)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nerita undulata Gmelin,1791 Vietnam, Khánh Hòa, Hòn T?m)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Nerita grayana Récluz, 1844)
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