Tuesday 16 September 2008

Nerite Island

A new paper out in Zoological Studies surveys the nerites of Singapore and comes up with a heap more species than previously suspected. The work adds six names to the nation's nerite list, bringing the total to 19. The newly recorded species are Nerita costata, Nerita plicata, Neritina auriculata, Neritina coromandeliana, Neritina siquijorensis and Neritina sulculosa. All species are illustrated with black and white photos.

Reference
Tan, S.K. & Clements, R. (2008) Taxonomy and distribution of the Neritidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) on Singapore. Zoological Studies 47(4): 481 – 494.