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Taxonomy
Family:
EULIMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Vanikoioidea (Superfamily)
> Eulimidae (Family)
> Melanella (Genus)
> luminosa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Balcis Leach in Gray, 1847
=Eulimaustra Laseron, 1955
=Melanella (Melanella) Bowdich, 1822
Images: Melanella luminosa B.A. Marshall, 1997
Holotype, collected 18 Aug 1996, opposite Adam Head, Narrow Bend, Long Sound, Fiordland, Preservation Inlet, NZ (M.131738). ~5.7mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
EULIMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Vanikoioidea (Superfamily)
> Eulimidae (Family)
> Melanella (Genus)
> luminosa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Balcis Leach in Gray, 1847
=Eulimaustra Laseron, 1955
=Melanella (Melanella) Bowdich, 1822
Details: Melanella luminosa B.A. Marshall, 1997
Size/Grows to:
Height 5.75mm, Width 2.25mm
Distribution:
South-western South Island, Stewart and Chatham Islands, from 0-238m
Type Data:
  • 15-18 metres, Narrow Bend, Long Sound, Preservation Inlet, Fiordland, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic, Animal bioluminescent, parasitic on the red (carnleyensis) form of the holothurian Ocnus brevidentis (Hutton, 1872)
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References and Publications
  • Marshall, B.A. 1997 A luminescent eulimid (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from New Zealand, Molluscan Research, 18 (p.69) Original Description

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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