Melanella dufresnii Dufresne's Parasitic Snail

Melanella dufresnii is commonly referred to as Dufresne's Parasitic Snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

18250 

AphiaID:

217251 

Scientific:

Melanella dufresnii 

German:

Dufresnes Blutsaugerschnecke 

English:

Dufresne's Parasitic Snail 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Eulimidae (Family) > Melanella (Genus) > dufresnii (Species) 

Initial determination:

Bowdich, 1822 

Occurrence:

Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius 

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:

Coral reefs, Lagoons, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 0.39" (1 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Parasitic 

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
• Melanella amblia
• Melanella ameliae
• Melanella anachorea
• Melanella antarctica
• Melanella archeyi
• Melanella arleyi
• Melanella attenuata
• Melanella aucklandica
• Melanella borealis
• Melanella boscheineni
• Melanella boscii
• Melanella brunnimaculata
• Melanella bryani
• Melanella callistemma
• 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
• Melanella densicostata
• Melanella doederleini
• 
  Melanella dufresnii
  Dufresnes Blutsaugerschnecke
• Melanella eburnea
• Melanella eulimoides
• Melanella exulata
• Melanella fasciata
• Melanella frielei
• Melanella gagei
• Melanella glypta
• Melanella gracilis
• Melanella grippi
• Melanella guenteri
• Melanella guildingii
• Melanella hadalis
• Melanella halorhaphe
• 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
• Melanella yamazii
• Melanella zugnigae
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-04-03 13:06:29 

Last edit:

2026-04-03 13:20:09 

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