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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Mollusca (phylum)  »  Gastropoda (class)  »  [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (order)  »  Eulimidae (family)

CAAB Code:	24 195021 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Melanella gracilis   (C.B. Adams, 1850)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 24 - Mollusca - Gastropoda Gastropods (univalve molluscs, slugs, snails etc.) Family: 24 195 Eulimidae (eulimas) - show full list Common Name: [an eulima] Organism Type: an eulima Synonyms: Eulima grandis Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 24 195912     Melanella spp.

Taxon Notes:	Although this species has been recorded from Australian waters, this species is currently regarded as restricted to the Caribbean Sea area. Any Australasian records need to be examined to confirm their identity.
Identifiers:	WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:419845 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2017-03-05 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Record source:	Wilson, B., 1993, Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods Pt I. Odyssey Publishing, Leederville, W.A.
Scientific Name verified against:	WoRMS, WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.