Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2015, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (4): 74-76.doi: 10.11978/j.issn.1009-5470.2015.04.010cstr: 32234.14.j.issn.1009-5470.2015.04.010

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Taxonomic note on the Lineate Nerite: Nerita balteata Reeve, 1855 (Gastropoda, Neritidae, Nerita)

CHEN Zhi-yun, TAN Ye-hui, LIAN Xi-ping   

  1. Marine Biodiversity Collections of South China Sea, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
  • Received:2014-05-24 Online:2015-08-10 Published:2015-08-21

Abstract:

This paper dealt with inaccurate identification of some species in the family Neritidae. Specimens were arranged and classified systematically. The result showed that there are confusion and synonym: the name of the Lineate Nerite, Nerita lineata Gmelin, 1791, was a junior homonym of Nerita lineata müller, 1774 and a synonym of Nerita balteata Reeve, 1855. In addition, the Chinese name of this species was not unified in the published literatures. We clarified and revised the species name of the Lineate Nerite in the current literatures: Nerita balteata Reeve, 1855 according to the morphology and comparisons with similar species. All specimens were obtained from collections of the South China Sea Institute of Oceannology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Key words: Gastropoda, Neritidae, Revision of species name, South China Sea