Species Melanella aciculata (Pease, 1861)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Eulima nitidula Adams, A. in Adams, H. & Adams, A. 1853. The genera of Recent Mollusca arranged according to their organization. London : John Van Voorst Vol. 1(Parts I-VIII) pp. 1-256, pls 1-32. [236].
• Eulima aciculata Pease, W.H. 1861. Descriptions of 47 new species of shells from the Sandwich Islands, in the collection of H. Cuming. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1860: 431-438 [438].
• Melanella helena Thiele, J. 1930. Gastropoda und Bivalvia. pp. 561-596 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmayer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : Gustav Fischer Vol. 5. [561].
• Eulimaustra anomala Laseron, C. 1955. Revision of the New South Wales eulimoid shells. Australian Zoologist 12(2): 83-107, pls 1-3, figs 1-78 [86, pl. 1, figs 3-5].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM C.103024 dry, on holothurian, Woolgoolga, north of Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia [30°6'43.2"S, 153°12'18"E].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• WoRMS 2011. Melanella aciculata (Pease, 1861). World Register of Marine Species. 2012-03-12. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=566089 (see for complete synonymy- date accessed 12/3/2012)

 

Generic Combinations

• Melanella aciculata (Pease, 1861). —
  Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [286]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

 

General References

Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [286]

WoRMS 2011. Melanella aciculata (Pease, 1861). World Register of Marine Species. 2012-03-12. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=566089 (date accessed 12/3/2012)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024	LITTORINIMORPHA Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975	01-Nov-2023	MODIFIED	Dr Mandy Reid (ABRS)
	EULIMOIDEA	12-Mar-2012	ADDED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)