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Family: Neritidae nerites



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115 species
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL

 
Bathynerita naticoidea
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Clithon castaneus
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Clithon chlorostomus
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Clithon corona
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Clithon faba
[]
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Clithon fuliginosum
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Clithon leachii
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Clithon oualaniensis
[Guamanian nerite]
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Clithon parvulus
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Clithon reticulare
[]
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Clithon sowerbianus
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Dostia violacea
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL

 
Fluvinerita tenebricosa
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Mienerita debilis
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Nereina afra
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Neripteron bensoni
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Neripteron cariosum
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Neripteron mauriciae
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Neripteron neglectum
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Neripteron platyconcha
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Neripteron simoni
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Neripteron siquijorensis
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Neripteron vespertinum
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Neripteron violaceum
[]
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Nerita adenensis
[]

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 3.5 cm SHL
Nerita albicilla Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Nerita albicilla
[Oxpalate nerite]
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Max. Length 2.1 cm DL

 
Nerita amplisulcata
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Nerita antiquata
[]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL

 
Nerita argus
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Nerita articulata
[Lined nerite]
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Max. Length 3.6 cm DL

 
Nerita ascensionis
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Nerita atramentosa
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Nerita aurantia
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Max. Length 3.5 cm ShL

 
Nerita chamaeleon
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm SHL
Nerita chameleon Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Nerita chameleon
[Chameleon nerite]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific.

Nerita costata Gmelin, 1791

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Nerita costata
[]
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Max. Length 1.9 cm DL

 
Nerita cuvieriana
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Nerita erubescens
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Max. Length 4 cm ShL

 
Nerita exuvia
[Snake's skin nerite]
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Max. Length 3.7 cm NG

 
Nerita fulgurans
[Antillean nerite]
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Nerita funiculata
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Nerita guamensis
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Nerita helicinoides
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Nerita histrio
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Nerita insculpta
[Sculptured nerite]
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Max. Length 2.3 cm SHW

 
Nerita lirellata
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Nerita litterata
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Nerita longii
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Nerita maura
[]
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Nerita maxima
[Maximum nerite]
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Max. Length 1.9 cm SHW

 
Nerita morio
[]
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Nerita nigerrima
[]
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Nerita olivaria
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 4.7 cm NG
Nerita peloronta Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Nerita peloronta
[Bleeding tooth]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 3 cm SHL
Nerita picea Récluz, 1841

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Nerita picea
[Pitchy nerite]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm SHL
Nerita planospira Anton, 1839

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Nerita planospira
[Flatspired nerite]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 2.3 cm SHH
Nerita plicata Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Nerita plicata
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SHL
Nerita polita Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Nerita polita
[Polished nerite]
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Nerita reticulata
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Nerita sanguinolenta
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm SHL
Nerita scabricosta Lamarck, 1822

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Nerita scabricosta
[Costate nerite]
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Nerita semirugosa
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Atlantic

Nerita senegalensis (Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Nerita senegalensis
[Senegal nerite]
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Nerita signata
[Reticulate nerite]
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Nerita spengleriana
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm SHL
Nerita squamulata Le Guillou, 1841

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Nerita squamulata
[Scaly nerite]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm NG

 
Nerita tessellata
[Checkered nerite]
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Nerita textilis
[Textile nerite]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SHL
Nerita undata Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Nerita undata
[Waved nerite]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific and Western
Max. Length 3.5 cm SHL
Nerita versicolor Gmelin, 1791

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Nerita versicolor
[Plicate nerite]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL

 
Nerita yoldii
[]
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Neritina auriculata
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 2.0 cm DL
Neritina clenchi Russell, 1940

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Neritina clenchi
[]
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Max. Length 2 cm ShL

 
Neritina coromandeliana
[]
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL

 
Neritina lurida
[]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm NG

 
Neritina meleagris
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific

Neritina petiti Récluz, 1841

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Neritina petiti
[]
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Max. Length 2.4 cm NG

 
Neritina piratica
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific.

Neritina pulligera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Neritina pulligera
[Dusky nerite]
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Max. Length 3.3 cm DL

 
Neritina punctulata
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Neritina reclivata
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Neritina squamipicta
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Neritina sulculosa
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 3.5 cm SHL
Neritina turrita (Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Neritina turrita
[Turreted nerite]
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Neritina usnea
[Olive nerite]
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Neritina variegata
[]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL

 
Neritina venosa
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
Neritina violacea (Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Neritina violacea
[Violet nerite]
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Max. Length 2 cm ShL

 
Neritina waigiensis
[]
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Max. Length 2.1 cm DL

 
Neritina zebra
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Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL

 
Neritodryas dubia
[Dubious nerite]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 3 cm SHL
Neritodryas subsulcata (Sowerby, 1836)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Neritodryas subsulcata
[Weakly cut nerite]
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Neritona granosa
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Pisulina maxima
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Pisulina tenuis
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL

 
Puperita pupa
[Zebra nerite]
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Puperita tristis
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Septaria lineata
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Septaria porcellana
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Smaragdia bryanae
[Hawaiian seagrass snail]
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Smaragdia paulucciana
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Smaragdia pulcherrima
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Smaragdia rangiana
[Rang's neritina]
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Smaragdia souverbiana
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Smaragdia tragena
[]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Western Atlantic Ocean; M
Max. Length 0.8 cm NG
Smaragdia viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Smaragdia viridis
[Emerald nerite]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Northeast Atlantic, the M

Theodoxus fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Theodoxus fluviatilis
[River nerite]
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Theodoxus luteofasciatus
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Vitta adansoniana
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Vitta glabrata
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
Vitta virginea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Vitta virginea
[Virgin nerite]
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Vittina coromandeliana
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Vittina cumingiana
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Vittina jovis
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Vittina smithii
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bathynerita naticoidea Western Atlantic. 1.6 DL 1989
Clithon castaneus Western Central Pacific 1854
Clithon chlorostomus Central Pacific 1833
Clithon corona Western Pacific 1758
Clithon faba Northwest Pacific 1836
Clithon fuliginosum Eastern Indian Ocean 1843
Clithon leachii Western Central Pacific 1841
Clithon oualaniensis Guamanian nerite Eastern Central Atlantic 1831
Clithon parvulus Western Central Pacific 1841
Clithon reticulare Eastern Indian Ocean 1836
Clithon sowerbianus Western Pacific 1843
Dostia violacea Western Central Pacific 1791
Fluvinerita tenebricosa Western Atlantic. 1.2 DL 1851
Mienerita debilis Western Indian Ocean 1840
Nereina afra Eastern Central Atlantic 1836
Neripteron bensoni Indo-Pacific. 1850
Neripteron cariosum Eastern Central Pacific 1828
Neripteron mauriciae Western Indian Ocean 1831
Neripteron neglectum Eastern Central Pacific 1861
Neripteron platyconcha Eastern Indian Ocean 1919
Neripteron simoni African-Inland Waters 1921
Neripteron siquijorensis Western Central Pacific 1844
Neripteron vespertinum Eastern Central Pacific 1849
Neripteron violaceum Indo-West Pacific. 1791
Nerita adenensis Western Indian Ocean. 1978
Nerita albicilla Oxpalate nerite Indo-Pacific. 3.5 SHL 1758
Nerita amplisulcata Western Atlantic. 2.1 DL 2001
Nerita antiquata Western Central Pacific 1841
Nerita argus Indo-Pacific 1.5 DL 1841
Nerita articulata Lined nerite Indo-West Pacific. 1847
Nerita ascensionis Atlantic Ocean. 3.6 DL 1791
Nerita atramentosa Indo-Pacific. 1855
Nerita aurantia Western Pacific 1842
Nerita chamaeleon Western Pacific. 3.5 ShL 1758
Nerita chameleon Chameleon nerite Indo-Pacific 3.5 SHL 1758
Nerita costata Indo-West Pacific. 1791
Nerita cuvieriana Indo-Pacific. 1.9 DL 1841
Nerita erubescens Western Central Pacific 1855
Nerita exuvia Snake's skin nerite Western Pacific. 4 ShL 1758
Nerita fulgurans Antillean nerite Central Pacific and Weste 3.7 NG 1791
Nerita funiculata Southeast Pacific and Wes 1851
Nerita guamensis Western Central Pacific 1834
Nerita helicinoides Western Pacific 1855
Nerita histrio Western Central Pacific 1758
Nerita insculpta Sculptured nerite Western Pacific. 1841
Nerita lirellata Eastern Pacific 2.3 SHW 1980
Nerita litterata Western Central Pacific 1791
Nerita longii Western Indian Ocean 1842
Nerita maura Western Indian Ocean 1842
Nerita maxima Maximum nerite Western Central Pacific. 1791
Nerita morio Eastern Pacific 1.9 SHW 1833
Nerita nigerrima Western Central Pacific 1817
Nerita olivaria Western Central Pacific 1841
Nerita peloronta Bleeding tooth Western Atlantic. 4.7 NG 1758
Nerita picea Pitchy nerite Pacific Ocean 3 SHL 1841
Nerita planospira Flatspired nerite Indo-Pacific 3.5 SHL 1839
Nerita plicata Indo-Pacific 2.3 SHH 1758
Nerita polita Polished nerite Indo-Pacific 4 SHL 1758
Nerita reticulata Western Pacific 1789
Nerita sanguinolenta Mediterranean Sea. 1829
Nerita scabricosta Costate nerite Indo-Pacific 3.5 SHL 1822
Nerita semirugosa Western Central Pacific 1841
Nerita senegalensis Senegal nerite Eastern Atlantic 1791
Nerita signata Reticulate nerite Western Pacific. 1822
Nerita spengleriana Western Central Pacific 1844
Nerita squamulata Scaly nerite Indo-Pacific 3.5 SHL 1841
Nerita tessellata Checkered nerite Western Atlantic and Anta 2.5 NG 1791
Nerita textilis Textile nerite Indo-Pacific 1791
Nerita undata Waved nerite Indo-Pacific 4 SHL 1758
Nerita versicolor Plicate nerite Indo-Pacific and Western 3.5 SHL 1791
Nerita yoldii Indo-Pacific. 1.6 DL 1841
Neritina auriculata Western Pacific 1816
Neritina clenchi Western Atlantic. 2.0 DL 1940
Neritina coromandeliana Western Central Pacific 2 ShL 1832
Neritina lurida Western Atlantic. 1.1 DL 1832
Neritina meleagris Western Atlantic. 1.6 NG 1822
Neritina petiti Western Pacific 1841
Neritina piratica Western Atlantic. 2.4 NG 1940
Neritina pulligera Dusky nerite Indo-West Pacific. 1758
Neritina punctulata Western Central Atlantic 3.3 DL 1816
Neritina reclivata Western Central Atlantic 1822
Neritina squamipicta Western Central Pacific 1843
Neritina sulculosa Western Central Pacific 1879
Neritina turrita Turreted nerite Indo-Pacific. 3.5 SHL 1791
Neritina usnea Olive nerite Western Central Atlantic. 1798
Neritina variegata Western Pacific. 1831
Neritina venosa Western Atlantic. 0.9 DL 1828
Neritina violacea Violet nerite Western Pacific 2.5 ShL 1791
Neritina waigiensis Western Pacific. 2 ShL 1831
Neritina zebra Western Central Atlantic 2.1 DL 1792
Neritodryas dubia Dubious nerite Western Pacific 2.5 ShL 1791
Neritodryas subsulcata Weakly cut nerite Western Pacific. 3 SHL 1836
Neritona granosa Eastern Central Pacific 1825
Pisulina maxima Western Central Pacific 2000
Pisulina tenuis Western Central Pacific 2000
Puperita pupa Zebra nerite Western Central Atlantic. 1.3 DL 1767
Puperita tristis Western Central Atlantic. 1842
Septaria lineata Western Central Pacific 1816
Septaria porcellana Western Pacific. 1758
Smaragdia bryanae Hawaiian seagrass snail Central Pacific 1918
Smaragdia paulucciana Central Pacific 1870
Smaragdia pulcherrima Western Central Pacific 1871
Smaragdia rangiana Rang's neritina Indo-West Pacific. 1841
Smaragdia souverbiana Indo-West Pacific. Intro 1863
Smaragdia tragena Eastern Central Pacific 1936
Smaragdia viridis Emerald nerite Western Atlantic Ocean; M 0.8 NG 1758
Theodoxus fluviatilis River nerite Northeast Atlantic, the M 1758
Theodoxus luteofasciatus Northeast Atlantic, the M 1879
Vitta adansoniana Eastern Central Atlantic 1841
Vitta glabrata Eastern Central Atlantic 1849
Vitta virginea Virgin nerite Western Atlantic. 2.5 DL 1758
Vittina coromandeliana Western Central Pacific 1836
Vittina cumingiana Western Central Pacific 1842
Vittina jovis Western Central Pacific 1843
Vittina smithii Eastern Indian Ocean 1828



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