Biology:Melanella clavula
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | M. clavula
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| Melanella clavula (A. Adams, 1861)
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Melanella clavula 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 shell size is 3.5 mm[2]
(Original description in Latin) The shell is acutely pyramidal, with the apex inclined backward. It has eight whorls, which are flattened and have margined sutures. The body whorl is broad, scarcely angulate at the periphery, and oblique at the base. The aperture is small, ovate, and effuse; the outer lip is thickened. The shell is milky white, somewhat solid, and opaque. [3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Sea of Japan.
References
- ↑ Melanella clavula(A. Adams, 1861). 5 September 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ "Melanella clavula" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/2/Shell_18232.shtml.
- ↑ Adams, A. (1861). "On some new species of Eulima, Leiostraca and Cerithiopsis from Japan.". Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 (7): 125. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20051564. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:
- Higo, S.; Callomon, P.; Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13830315 entry
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