Biology:Melanella atlantica

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Melanella atlantica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Melanella
Species:
M. atlantica
Binomial name
Melanella atlantica
E. A. Smith, 1890

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]

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

  • Angola
  • Cape Verde
  • Gulf of Guinea
  • Saint Helena
  • Senegal
  • West Africa

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13830116 entry