Species Melanella costellata (Melvill, 1898)
- Leiostraca constellata Melvill, J.C. 1898. A brief bibliographic resume of the Erythraean mollusc fauna, with descriptions of sixteen species of Aden. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 1: 194-206 [200, pl. 12, fig. 6].
- Subularia piperita Sowerby, G.B. (3rd) 1901. Descriptions of new species of marine Mollusca collected by the late Otto Koch at the island of Cebu, Philippines. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 4: 208-211 [209, pl. 22, fig. 5].
- Eulima piperita Hedley, C. 1909. Mollusca from the Hope Islands, north Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 34(1): 420–466, pls 36–44 [451, pl. 43, fig. 85].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C.29910 dry, Great Barrier Reef, Cairns Reef lagoon and between Cairns Reef and Hope Island, Queensland, Australia [15°42'0"S, 145°30'0"E].
Generic Combinations
- Melanella costellata (Melvill, 1898). —
Bouchet P. & Warén A 1986. Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Aclididae, Eulimidae, Epitoniidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Bollettino Malacologico Supplemento 2: 299-576 [372]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
Hedley, C. 1913. Studies of Australian Mollusca. Part XI. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 38: 258–339 [295]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | LITTORINIMORPHA Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975 | 02-Nov-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Mandy Reid (ABRS) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | EULIMOIDEA | 29-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 25-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED |