Biology:Melanella conoidea
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Melanella conoidea | |
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| Shell of Melanella conoidea (specimen at the Smithsoninan Institution) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | M. conoidea
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanella conoidea (J. D. Kurtz & W. Stimpson, 1851)
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Melanella conoidea 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] [2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:[1]
- Caribbean Sea
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Gulf of Mexico
- Lesser Antilles
- Mexico
- Puerto Rico
- Venezuela
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 12.7 mm.[3]
(Original description in Latin) The shell is lanceolate-conical, white, and very glossy. It has 13 whorls, which are flat; the body whorl is subangulate. The aperture is rhomboidal. [4]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 538 m.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Melanella conoidea(J. D. Kurtz & W. Stimpson, 1851). 8 September 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
- ↑ Kurtz, J. D. & Stimpson, W. (1851). "Several new species of shells from the Southern Coast.". Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 4: 115. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870824. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:
- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
Wikidata ☰ Q4943570 entry
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