WoRMS taxon details
Melliteryx acupuncta (Hedley, 1902)
592720 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:592720)
accepted
Species
Erycina acupuncta Hedley, 1902 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Erycina acupuncta Hedley, 1902) Hedley, C. (1902). Scientific results of the trawling expedition of H.M.C.S. 'Thetis' off the coast of New South Wales in February and March 1898. Mollusca. I. Brachiopoda and Pelecypoda. <em>Memoirs of the Australian Museum.</em> 4: 287-324., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35683624
page(s): 321 [details]
page(s): 321 [details]
Type locality contained in Australian part of the Tasman Sea
type locality contained in Australian part of the Tasman Sea [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Melliteryx acupuncta (Hedley, 1902). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=592720 on 2026-01-19
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(of Erycina acupuncta Hedley, 1902) Hedley, C. (1902). Scientific results of the trawling expedition of H.M.C.S. 'Thetis' off the coast of New South Wales in February and March 1898. Mollusca. I. Brachiopoda and Pelecypoda. <em>Memoirs of the Australian Museum.</em> 4: 287-324., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35683624
page(s): 321 [details]
basis of record Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of bivalves 2. A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms.</i> Harxheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6). [Tellinidae by M. Huber, A. Langleit & K. Kreipl, pp. 167-297, 564-746]. [details]
page(s): 321 [details]
basis of record Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of bivalves 2. A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms.</i> Harxheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6). [Tellinidae by M. Huber, A. Langleit & K. Kreipl, pp. 167-297, 564-746]. [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality