Species Merelina elegans (Angas, 1877)
- Alvania elegans Angas, G.F. 1877. Description of one genus and twenty-five species of marine shells from New South Wales. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877: 171-177, pl. 26, figs 26, 27 [174, pl. 26, fig. 15].
Type data:
Holotype Port Jackson, New South Wales.
Generic Combinations
- Merelina elegans (Angas, 1877). —
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [40]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, intertidal, marine, on algae, subtidal, tide pools.
Extra Ecological Information
To 66 m
General References
Beechey, D. 2010. Merelina elegans (Angas, 1877). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Rissoidae/Pages/Merelina_elegans.htm (date accessed 22/02/2012)
Criscione, F. & Ponder, W.F. 2011. A review of the Recent Australian species of Merelina Iredale, 1915 (Caenogastropoda: Rissoidae). Molluscan Research 31(2): 65-84 [72, 77, figs 2A–E, 3C, 4C, 5A, 6C, 7A]
Ponder, W.F. 1985. A review of the genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea). Records of the Australian Museum suppl. 4: 1-221 [73]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | RISSOOIDEA | 22-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 17-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED |