| Reference no. | Powell, A.W.B., 1927 |
| Ecosystem | Temperate Australasia |
| Status | native |
| Abundance | |
| Lifestage | adults |
| Regional database | |
| Remarks | Type locality, on shell sand in Maro Tiri [Chicken Island] (holotype of Merelina superba, 0.36 cm ShH x 0.14 cm ShD. O: Ref. 89401. |