Species Merica melanostoma (Sowerby, 1849)
- Cancellaria melanostoma Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) 1849. Descriptions of some new species of Cancellaria in the collection of Mr. H. Cuming. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1848: 136-138 [137].
Generic Combinations
- Merica melanostoma (Sowerby, 1849). —
Hemmen, J. 2007. Recent Cancellariidae. Wiesbaden pp. 1-428. [207-208] - Cancellaria (Merica) melanostoma Sowerby, 1849. —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [174, pl. 37, figs 24a-b]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indian Ocean, from Red Sea to northern Australia
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
20-50 m
General References
Hemmen, J. 2007. Recent Cancellariidae. Wiesbaden pp. 1-428. [207-208]
Petit, R.E. & Harasewych, M.G. 2005. Catalogue of the superfamily Cancellarioidea Forbes and Hanley, 1851 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) — 2nd edition. Zootaxa 1102: 1-161 [69]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CANCELLARIOIDEA | 25-Jan-2012 | MOVED | |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 11-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |