Species Merelina queenslandica Laseron, 1956
- Merelina queenslandica Laseron, C. 1956. The families Rissoinidae and Rissoidae (Mollusca) from the Solanderian and Damperian zoogeographical provinces. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 7(3): 384-484 [433, fig. 130].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.102422 dry, Great Barrier Reef, Outer Barrier Reef (?St.Crispins Reef), Queensland, Australia [16°7'1.2'S,145°52'1.2'E].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral rubble, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
On sheltered reefs
General References
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 [80, figs 1M-O, 3H, 4H, 5E, 6E, 7B]
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, figs 123C, D]
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 |