Species Melanella exulata (Smith, 1915)
- Eulima exulata Smith, E.A. 1915. Mollusca, Pt. 1. Gastropoda Prosobranchia, Scaphopoda and Pelecypoda. British Antarctic 'Terra Nova' Expedition 1910. Zoology 2: 61-112 [64, pl. 1, fig. 2].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1915.4.18.20-2 approx. 9 mm shell (British Antarctic Exp. ('Terra Nova') 1910-1913), Off Glacier Tongue, about 8 miles north of Hut Point, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, 342-450 m.Subsequent designation references:
Engl, W. 2004. Antarctic Mollusks Part 5: Revision of the Antarctic Eulimidae with the description of three new species. La Conchiglia 36(310): 11-18, 61.
Generic Combinations
- Melanella exulata (Smith, 1915). —
Hedley, C. 1916. Mollusca. Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-14, Scientific Reports, Series C: Zoology & Botany 4(1): 1–80 [49]
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Off Victoria Land; Ross Sea; off Queen Maud Land
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, marine.
General References
Dell, R.K. 1990. Antarctic Mollusca: with special reference to the fauna of the Ross Sea. Bulletin of the Royal Society of New Zealand 27: 1–311 [128]
Engl, W. 2012. Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim : Conchbooks 402 pp. [136, pl. 48 figs 3a-b]
RAMS 2011. Melanella exulata (Smith, 1915). De Broyer, C.; Clarke, A.; Koubbi, P.; Pakhomov, E.; Scott, F.; Vanden Berghe, E. and Danis, B. (Eds). The SCAR-MarBIN Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS). http://www.scarmarbin.be/rams.php?p=taxdetails&id=197276 (Accessed on 2012-03-27)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EULIMOIDEA | 27-Mar-2012 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |