Melanella micans Parasitic Snail, Blood-Sucking Shell

Melanella micans is commonly referred to as Parasitic Snail, Blood-Sucking Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Karin Fletcher, USA

Melanella micans,West of Point Glover 2021

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Scientific:: Melanella micans
German:: Pfriemenschnecke, Blutsaugerschnecke
English:: Parasitic Snail, Blood-Sucking Shell

Category:: Моллюски

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Eulimidae (Family) > Melanella (Genus) > micans (Species)
Initial determination:: (P. P. Carpenter, ), 1865

Occurrence:: USA, West Coast USA
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1,3 cm
Food:: Parasites
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Melanella abida
Melanella abreojosensis
Melanella acicula
Melanella aciculata
Melanella adamantina
Melanella aethria
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Melanella alba
Melanella alertae
Melanella algoensis
Melanella amblia
Melanella ameliae
Melanella anachorea
Melanella antarctica
Melanella archeyi
Melanella arleyi
Melanella attenuata
Melanella aucklandica
Melanella borealis
Melanella boscheineni
Melanella boscii
Melanella brunnimaculata
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Melanella catalinensis
Melanella chariessa
Melanella chydaea
Melanella cifara
Melanella cinca
Melanella compactilis
Melanella conoidea
Melanella convexa
Melanella corintonis
Melanella costellata
Melanella cumingii
Melanella cunaeformis
Melanella cuspidata
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Melanella dufresnii
Melanella eburnea
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Melanella fasciata
Melanella frielei
Melanella gagei
Melanella glypta
Melanella gracilis
Melanella grippi
Melanella guenteri
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Melanella hebes
Melanella hypsela
Melanella ima
Melanella insculpta
Melanella ira
Melanella jeffreysii
Melanella junieri
Melanella kahoolawensis
Melanella kanaka
Melanella karolinae
Melanella kermadecensis
Melanella lastra
Melanella laurae
Melanella letsonae
Melanella levantina
Melanella lubrica
Melanella lucida
Melanella luminosa
Melanella lunata
Melanella mamilla
Melanella maoria
Melanella maracuya
Melanella martynjordani
Melanella marviva
Melanella maui
Melanella micans
Pfriemenschnecke, Blutsaugerschnecke
Melanella microsculpta
Melanella mimus
Melanella montereyensis
Melanella monterosatoi
Melanella muelleriae
Melanella myriotrochi
Melanella nilae
Melanella obtusoapicata
Melanella ochsneri
Melanella oldroydae
Melanella oleacea
Melanella opaca
Melanella ophiodon
Melanella orphanensis
Melanella otagoensis
Melanella oxyacme
Melanella parallela
Melanella paxillus
Melanella peninsularis
Melanella penna
Melanella perplexa
Melanella perversa
Melanella petitiana
Melanella pisinna
Melanella planisutis
Melanella polita
Melanella praecurta
Melanella pseudoglabra
Melanella puhana
Melanella reticulata
Melanella richardi
Melanella salvadori
Melanella sankurieae
Melanella sarissa
Melanella scarifata
Melanella shibana
Melanella similior
Melanella soliduloides
Melanella solitaria
Melanella spinosa
Melanella spiridioni
Melanella stalioi
Melanella stamina
Melanella subantarctica
Melanella teinostoma
Melanella teramachii
Melanella thersites
Melanella translucens
Melanella trunca
Melanella truncata
Melanella turbonilloides
Melanella turrita
Melanella vegrandis
Melanella versa
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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2024-07-13 12:56:10
Last edit:: 2024-07-13 13:13:20

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Melanella micans (P. P. Carpenter, 1865)

A ectoparasitic snail of west American melanellid mollusks.

Synonymised names
Balcis micans (P. P. Carpenter, 1865) · unaccepted
Eulima micans P. P. Carpenter, 1865 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Eulima micans P. P. Carpenter, 1864 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Melanella (Melanella) mexicana Bartsch, 1917 · alternative representation
Melanella (Melanella) micans (P. P. Carpenter, 1865) · unaccepted
Melanella mexicana Bartsch, 1917 · unaccepted

External links

researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 13.07.2024.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 13.07.2024.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 13.07.2024.

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