WoRMS taxon details
Melanella hypsela (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900)
419846 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:419846)
accepted
Species
Eulima engonia A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Eulima hypsela A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Vitreolina engonia (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Eulima hypsela A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900) Verrill A.E. and Bush K.J. (1900). Additions to the marine Mollusca of the Bermudas. <i>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences</i> 10: 513-544., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13457318
page(s): 526, pl. 64 fig. 8 [fig. 9 in error] [details]
page(s): 526, pl. 64 fig. 8 [fig. 9 in error] [details]
Type locality contained in Bermudian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Bermudian Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution Warm Temperate Northwest Atlantic: Carolinian and Northern Gulf of Mexico; Tropical Northwestern Atlantic: Floridian,...
Distribution Warm Temperate Northwest Atlantic: Carolinian and Northern Gulf of Mexico; Tropical Northwestern Atlantic: Floridian, Bermuda; Bahamian, Greater Antilles, Southern Caribbean; North Brazil Shelf: Amazonia; Tropical Southwestern Atlantic: Eastern Brazil, Trindade and Martin Vaz Islands; Warm Temperate Southwestern Atlantic: Southeastern Brazil. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Melanella hypsela (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419846 on 2026-01-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Eulima hypsela A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900) Verrill A.E. and Bush K.J. (1900). Additions to the marine Mollusca of the Bermudas. <i>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences</i> 10: 513-544., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13457318
page(s): 526, pl. 64 fig. 8 [fig. 9 in error] [details]
original description (of Eulima engonia A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900) Verrill A.E. and Bush K.J. (1900). Additions to the marine Mollusca of the Bermudas. <i>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences</i> 10: 513-544., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13457318
page(s): 527, pl. 64 fig. 7 [details]
basis of record Souza L.S. de & Pimenta A.D. (2019). Taxonomy of littoral <i>Melanella</i> (Gastropoda: Eulimidae) from Brazil, with comments on the <i>Eulima</i> described by Verrill and Bush (1900). <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 49(1): 425-442., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-017-0825-x
page(s): 430, figs 2a, 4a–j, 8a-b, 9a, 10a [details]
basis of record Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 526, pl. 64 fig. 8 [fig. 9 in error] [details]
original description (of Eulima engonia A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900) Verrill A.E. and Bush K.J. (1900). Additions to the marine Mollusca of the Bermudas. <i>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences</i> 10: 513-544., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13457318
page(s): 527, pl. 64 fig. 7 [details]
basis of record Souza L.S. de & Pimenta A.D. (2019). Taxonomy of littoral <i>Melanella</i> (Gastropoda: Eulimidae) from Brazil, with comments on the <i>Eulima</i> described by Verrill and Bush (1900). <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 49(1): 425-442., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-017-0825-x
page(s): 430, figs 2a, 4a–j, 8a-b, 9a, 10a [details]
basis of record Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Warén, A. (1984). A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> suppl., 13: 1-96., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/49.supplement_13.1
page(s): 55 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 55 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Warm Temperate Northwest Atlantic: Carolinian and Northern Gulf of Mexico; Tropical Northwestern Atlantic: Floridian, Bermuda; Bahamian, Greater Antilles, Southern Caribbean; North Brazil Shelf: Amazonia; Tropical Southwestern Atlantic: Eastern Brazil, Trindade and Martin Vaz Islands; Warm Temperate Southwestern Atlantic: Southeastern Brazil. [details]
To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 103470)
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Eulima engonia A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900)
To Malacopics (Melanella hypsela (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900) )
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Eulima engonia A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900)
To Malacopics (Melanella hypsela (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900) )
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Unreviewed
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