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Melanella oleacea (J. D. Kurtz & W. Stimpson, 1851)

160377  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160377)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Littorinimorpha (Order)
  7. Vanikoroidea (Superfamily)
  8. Eulimidae (Family)
  9. Melanella (Genus)
  10. Melanella oleacea (Species)
accepted
Species
Eulima oleacea J. D. Kurtz & W. Stimpson, 1851 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Eulima oleacea J. D. Kurtz & W. Stimpson, 1851) Kurtz, J. D. & Stimpson, W. (1851). Several new species of shells from the Southern Coast. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 4: 114–115., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870824
page(s): 115 [details] 
Distribution Range: 41.5°N to 12°N; 76.5°W to 67°W. Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, North Carolina; Venezuela; Venezuela: unlocalized;...  
Distribution Range: 41.5°N to 12°N; 76.5°W to 67°W. Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, North Carolina; Venezuela; Venezuela: unlocalized; Puerto Rico [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melanella oleacea (J. D. Kurtz & W. Stimpson, 1851). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160377 on 2025-05-25
Date
action
by
2005-05-31 09:09:36Z
created
Claus, Simon
2010-03-31 06:40:42Z
checked
Rosenberg, Gary
2021-07-12 07:59:41Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2022-09-12 17:02:40Z
changed
Vos, Chris

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Nomenclature

original description (of Eulima oleacea J. D. Kurtz & W. Stimpson, 1851) Kurtz, J. D. & Stimpson, W. (1851). Several new species of shells from the Southern Coast. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 4: 114–115., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870824
page(s): 115 [details] 

basis of record Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Distribution Range: 41.5°N to 12°N; 76.5°W to 67°W. Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, North Carolina; Venezuela; Venezuela: unlocalized; Puerto Rico [details]
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