Tarebia granifera (Lamarck, 1822)

Ng, Ting Hui, Dulipat, Jasrul, Foon, Junn Kitt, Lopes-Lima, Manuel, Alexandra Zieritz, & Liew, Thor-Seng, 2017, A preliminary checklist of the freshwater snails of Sabah (Malaysian Borneo) deposited in the BORNEENSIS collection, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, ZooKeys 673, pp. 105-123 : 106

Tarebia granifera (Lamarck, 1822) Figure 3H

Synonyms.

Helix lineata Gray in Wood, 1828; Melania celebensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1834; Melania lirata Benson, 1836; Melania semigranosa von dem Busch in Philippi, 1842; Melania batana Gould, 1843; Melania coffea Philippi, 1843; Melania flavida Dunker, 1844; Melania verrucosa Hinds, 1844; Melania crenifera Lea, 1850; Melania lateritia Lea, 1850; Melania microstoma Lea, 1850; Melania rudis Lea, 1850; Melania granospira Mousson, 1857; Melania broti Reeve, 1859; Melania lyrata Reeve, 1859; Melania chocolatum Brot, 1860; Melania granospiralis Zollinger, 1860; Melania asperula Brot, 1868; Melania obliquigranosa Smith, 1878; Melania junghuhni Martin, 1879; Melania tjariangensis Martin, 1905; Melania kritjianensis Martin, 1905; Melania tjibodasensis Leschke, 1914; Melania margaritana Leschke, 1914; Melania martini Oostingh, 1935.

Material examined.

BOR/MOL546, BOR/MOL3109, BOR/MOL3382, BOR/MOL6721, BOR/MOL8683, BOR/MOL8684, BOR/MOL8685, BOR/MOL8686, BOR/MOL8687, BOR/MOL8688, BOR/MOL8689, BOR/MOL8691.

Distribution and habitat.

Widely-distributed throughout the state, found from Nabawan, Keningau, Sepitang, Tuaran, Kota Belud, Pitas, Kota Marudu, Tawau. Most were collected from rivers.

Remarks.

This species is widespread in most water bodies from India to Australasia ( van Benthem Jutting 1956).