Range Description

Nerita articulata has a wide distribution in southeast Asia. In India it has been recorded from West Bengal (South 24 Paraganas (Matla River, Sunderban, Port Canning, Sajnakhali, Namkhana, Arbesy block (Sunderban), Gosaba, Chhota), Bhitarkanika, Muriaganga, and the Andaman Islands). It is also recorded from southern Thailand (Phang-Nga Province), Viet Nam, Singapore, Australia and Malaysia (Subba Rao 1989). It is also known from New Guinea and Indonesia (K. Richter, pers. comm., 2010).

It is likely to be present in Bangladesh, other east-coast Indian states, Myanmar, and other regional countries.