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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.


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Melanella micans,West of Point Glover 2021


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lexID:
16616 
AphiaID:
566130 
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
  • Melanella alayoi
  • Melanella alba
  • Melanella alertae
  • Melanella algoensis
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
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 superseded combination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

  1. researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 13.07.2024.
  2. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 13.07.2024.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 13.07.2024.

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