WoRMS taxon details
Vittina natalensis (Reeve, 1855)
1353177 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1353177)
accepted
Species
Neritina natalensis Reeve, 1856 · unaccepted (basionym)
Theodoxus natalensis (Reeve, 1856) · unaccepted > superseded combination
recent only
(of Neritina natalensis Reeve, 1856) Reeve, L. A. (1855-1856). Monograph of the genus <i>Neritina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 9, pls 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 2, August 1855; pl. 3-10, October 1855; pl. 11-26, November 1855; pl. 27-30, January 1856; pl. 31-34, February 1856; pl. 1, 35-37, March 1856]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9141496
page(s): pl. XVI, fig. 75a, b [details]
page(s): pl. XVI, fig. 75a, b [details]
Type locality contained in KwaZulu-Natal
, Note South Africa, Natal
type locality contained in KwaZulu-Natal [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Type locality South Africa, Natal [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Vittina natalensis (Reeve, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1353177 on 2026-07-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Neritina natalensis Reeve, 1856) Reeve, L. A. (1855-1856). Monograph of the genus <i>Neritina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 9, pls 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 2, August 1855; pl. 3-10, October 1855; pl. 11-26, November 1855; pl. 27-30, January 1856; pl. 31-34, February 1856; pl. 1, 35-37, March 1856]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9141496
page(s): pl. XVI, fig. 75a, b [details]
basis of record Eichhorst, T. E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume two. Harxheim, Conchbooks. Pp. 695-1366.
page(s): 1091, pl. 336 [details]
page(s): pl. XVI, fig. 75a, b [details]
basis of record Eichhorst, T. E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume two. Harxheim, Conchbooks. Pp. 695-1366.
page(s): 1091, pl. 336 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality South Africa, Natal [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | zebra snail [from synonym]zebra nerite [from synonym]tiger snail [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Zebra-Rennschnecke [from synonym]Zebra-Nerite [from synonym] | [details] |
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Neritina natalensis) (from synonym Neritina natalensis Reeve, 1856)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Neritina natalensis Reeve, 1856)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened) (from synonym Neritina natalensis Reeve, 1856)
To Malacopics (Vittina natalensis (Reeve,1855) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Kelso, 10 km SSW of Sc...
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Neritina natalensis Reeve, 1856)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened) (from synonym Neritina natalensis Reeve, 1856)
To Malacopics (Vittina natalensis (Reeve,1855) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Kelso, 10 km SSW of Sc...
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