According to Houart in Apex 12(2-3) 49-91, 20 sep. 1997 page 81
neritoides (without the "u") Linnaeus 1758:1219 (not 1767) is a synonym of
Thais nodosa (L.)  as Nerita nodosa Linnaeus 1758:777

John

At 07:27 PM 7/24/2003 +0200, you wrote:
>Murex neritoides Linnaeus, 1767 is in part a synonym of Drupa morum morum
>Roeding, 1798: see Emerson & Cernohorsky, 1973. Indo-Pacific Mollusca, 3
>(13): 16.
>Best regards,
>Henk K. Mienis
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> > Is there anyone who knows what is Murex neritoideus Linnaeus 1767: 1219  ?
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> > It is a senior homonym of Murex neritoideus Gmelin 1791:3559, that is =
> > Purpura neritoidea Lamarck, type species of Coralliophila.
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