Biology:Melanella atlantica
| Melanella atlantica | |
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| Specimen | |
| Shell of Melanella atlantica (syntype at the Natural History Museum, London) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | M. atlantica
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanella atlantica (E. A. Smith, 1890à
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Melanella atlantica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of many species known to exist within the genus, Melanella.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 7⅓ mm, its diameter 2 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is snow‑white and elongate, either straight or curved above, more or less to the right or to the left. It has 11–12 whorls, which are nearly flat and separated by a smooth suture. The body whorl is curved in the middle and rather short. The aperture is small and ovate, acuminate above. The columella is slightly thickened and reflected, and is joined to the outer lip by a thin callus. The outer lip projects at the middle and is not deeply sinuate near the suture. [2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:[1]
- Angola
- Cape Verde
- Gulf of Guinea
- Saint Helena
- Senegal
- West Africa
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Melanella atlantica (E. A. Smith, 1890). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 January 2019.
- ↑ Smith, E.A. (1890). "Report on the marine molluscan fauna of the island of St. Helena.". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1890 (2): 278. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31014404. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:
- Rolán E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. ConchBooks. Hackenheim. ISBN 3-325319-73-2
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Wikidata ☰ Q13830116 entry
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