Species Melanella acicula (Gould, 1849)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Stilifer acicula Gould, A.A. 1849. Dr Gould read descriptions of the following new species of shells, brought home by the U.S. Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 3: 83-85 [84].
• Eulima vitrea Adams, A. 1854. Monographs of the genera Eulima, Niso, Leiostraca, Obeliscus, Pyramidella and Monoptygma. pp. 793-825 in Sowerby, G.B. (ed.). Thesaurus Conchyliorum or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 2 pp. 439-899. [799, pl. 169, fig. 35].
• Eulima acicularis Adams, A. 1861. On some new species of Eulima, Leiostraca, and Cerithiopsis from Japan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 7: 125-131 [126].

  Type data:

   Holotype "Mino-Sima", Japan.
• Eulima pisorum Pilsbry, H.A. 1917. Marine Mollusks of Hawaii, I-III. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 69: 207-230, pls 14-15 [223-224].
• Cuspeulima iredalei Laseron, C. 1955. Revision of the New South Wales eulimoid shells. Australian Zoologist 12(2): 83-107, pls 1-3, figs 1-78 [93, pl. 2, figs 37, 38].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) AM C.103020 dry, Point Halliday, near Taree, New South Wales, Australia [32°4'30"S, 152°33'0"E].

 

Generic Combinations

• Melanella acicula (Gould, 1849). —
  Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [286]
• Eulima acicula (Gould, 1849). —
  Angas, G.F. 1867. A list of species of marine Mollusca found in Port Jackson harbour, New South Wales, and on the adjacent coasts, with notes on their habits, etc. Part I. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867: 185–233 [Date published 14 Feb. 1867] [201]
• Melanella iredalei (Laseron, 1955).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

 

General References

Angas, G.F. 1867. A list of species of marine Mollusca found in Port Jackson harbour, New South Wales, and on the adjacent coasts, with notes on their habits, etc. Part I. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867: 185–233 [Date published 14 Feb. 1867] [201]

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 [53] (as Cuspeulima iredalei)

Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1901. The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and the Arabian Sea, as evidenced mainly through the collections of Mr. F.W. Townsend, 1893-1900; with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1901(ii): 327-460 pls xxi-xxiv [388]

Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [286]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024	LITTORINIMORPHA Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975	10-Apr-2025	MODIFIED	Dr Mandy Reid (ABRS)
01-Jun-2021	EULIMOIDEA	11-Jul-2014	MODIFIED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
		11-Jul-2014	MODIFIED