Species Merelina gracilis (Angas, 1877)
- Alvania gracilis 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. 16].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH, Port Jackson, NSW. - Rissoa devecta Tate, R. 1899. Contribution to a revision of the Recent Rissoidae of Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 23(2): 230-244 [235] [unnecessary replacement name].
Type data:
Status unknown, Port Jackson, NSW.
Generic Combinations
- Merelina gracilis (Angas, 1877). â
Gatliff, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1922. Additions to and alterations in the catalogue of Victorian marine Mollusca. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria n.s. 34(2): 128â161 [147]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Algal substrate, intertidal, marine, rock pools, subtidal.
General References
Beechey, D. 2010. Merelina gracilis (Angas, 1877). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Rissoidae/Pages/Merelina_gracilis.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 [77-78, figs 1FâJ, 3D, 4D, 5B, 6B, 7B]
Gatliff, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1922. Additions to and alterations in the catalogue of Victorian marine Mollusca. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria n.s. 34(2): 128â161 [147]
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 |