Vol. 47 No. 4, 2008

Taxonomy and Distribution of the Neritidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Singapore

Siong Kiat Tan¹ and Reuben Clements^2,3,*

¹Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
²Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
³World Wide Fund for Nature-Malaysia, 49, Jalan SS23/15, 47400 Petaling Jaya Selangor, Malaysia

Siong Kiat Tan and Reuben Clements (2008) Molluscs from the gastropod family Neritidae are primarily found in marine habitats, but they are also known from brackish and freshwater systems.  In Singapore, there is a paucity of information on the diversity of Neritids in all 3 aquatic environments.  Herein, we provide taxonomic descriptions and distributional data for locally occurring Neritids.  Surveys of 31 sites over a period of 10 yr yielded a total of 19 species, of which 6 species are considered new records for Singapore.

Key words: Clithon, Estuarine, Nerita, Neritina, Snail.

*Correspondence: E-mail:clements@alumni.nus.edu.sg