WoRMS taxon details
Melanella acicula (A. Gould, 1849)
537004 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:537004)
accepted
Species
Cuspeulima iredalei Laseron, 1955 · unaccepted
Eulima acicularis A. Adams, 1861 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Eulima pisorum Pilsbry, 1917 · unaccepted
Eulima vitrea A. Adams, 1854 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Leiostraca aciculata [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Melanella iredalei (Laseron, 1955) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Melanella pisorum (Pilsbry, 1917) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Stilifer acicula A. Gould, 1849 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Stilifer acicula A. Gould, 1849) Gould, A. A. (1849). [Descriptions of new species of shells, brought home by the U. S. Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 83-85, 89-92, 106-108, 118-121 [May 1849], 140-144., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870391
page(s): 84. [details]
page(s): 84. [details]
Type locality contained in Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melanella acicula (A. Gould, 1849). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=537004 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Stilifer acicula A. Gould, 1849) Gould, A. A. (1849). [Descriptions of new species of shells, brought home by the U. S. Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 83-85, 89-92, 106-108, 118-121 [May 1849], 140-144., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870391
page(s): 84. [details]
original description (of Eulima vitrea A. Adams, 1854) Adams, A. (1854). Descriptions of new species of <i>Eulima</i>, <i>Triphoris</i>, etc. from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1851) 19: 276-279., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859388
page(s): 277. [details]
original description (of Cuspeulima iredalei Laseron, 1955) Laseron, C. F. (1955). Revision of the New South Wales eulimoid shells. <em>The Australian Zoologist.</em> 12 (2): 83-107, 3 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38912988
page(s): 93, pl. 2, figs 37, 38 [details]
original description (of Eulima acicularis A. Adams, 1861) Adams, A. (1861). On some new species of <i>Eulima</i>, <i>Leiostraca</i> and <i>Cerithiopsis</i> from Japan. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (3) 7: 125-131., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20051564
page(s): 126. [details]
original description (of Eulima pisorum Pilsbry, 1917) Pilsbry, H. A. (1917). Marine mollusks of Hawaii, I-III. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 69: 207-230, pls 14-15., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24683213
page(s): 223-224, fig. 12 a, b [details]
basis of record Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp. [details]
basis of record Warén, A. (1984). A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> suppl 13: 1-96.
page(s): 56 [details] Available for editors
[request]
basis of record Okutani T., ed. (2000) <i>Marine mollusks in Japan</i>. Tokai University Press. 1173 pp.
page(s): 346-347 [details]
page(s): 84. [details]
original description (of Eulima vitrea A. Adams, 1854) Adams, A. (1854). Descriptions of new species of <i>Eulima</i>, <i>Triphoris</i>, etc. from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1851) 19: 276-279., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859388
page(s): 277. [details]
original description (of Cuspeulima iredalei Laseron, 1955) Laseron, C. F. (1955). Revision of the New South Wales eulimoid shells. <em>The Australian Zoologist.</em> 12 (2): 83-107, 3 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38912988
page(s): 93, pl. 2, figs 37, 38 [details]
original description (of Eulima acicularis A. Adams, 1861) Adams, A. (1861). On some new species of <i>Eulima</i>, <i>Leiostraca</i> and <i>Cerithiopsis</i> from Japan. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (3) 7: 125-131., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20051564
page(s): 126. [details]
original description (of Eulima pisorum Pilsbry, 1917) Pilsbry, H. A. (1917). Marine mollusks of Hawaii, I-III. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 69: 207-230, pls 14-15., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24683213
page(s): 223-224, fig. 12 a, b [details]
basis of record Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp. [details]
basis of record Warén, A. (1984). A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> suppl 13: 1-96.
page(s): 56 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Okutani T., ed. (2000) <i>Marine mollusks in Japan</i>. Tokai University Press. 1173 pp.
page(s): 346-347 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ホソセトモノガイ | [details] |
To ANSP Malacology Collection (from synonym Eulima pisorum Pilsbry, 1917)
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Eulima pisorum. Pilsbry, 1917. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 69 (2): 223-224, text-fig. 12a, b - catalog no. 19773) (from synonym Eulima pisorum Pilsbry, 1917)
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Eulima vitrea A. Adams, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melanella acicula)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Stilifer acicula A. Gould, 1849)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To Malacopics (Melanella acicula (A. Gould, 1849) French Polynesia, Society Islands, Tahiti, ex co...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Stilifer acicula A. Gould, 1849)
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Eulima pisorum. Pilsbry, 1917. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 69 (2): 223-224, text-fig. 12a, b - catalog no. 19773) (from synonym Eulima pisorum Pilsbry, 1917)
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Eulima vitrea A. Adams, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melanella acicula)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Stilifer acicula A. Gould, 1849)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To Malacopics (Melanella acicula (A. Gould, 1849) French Polynesia, Society Islands, Tahiti, ex co...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Stilifer acicula A. Gould, 1849)
