Biology:Melanella cunaeformis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Melanellacunaeformis | |
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| Shell of Melanella cunaeformis (holotype) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | M. cunaeformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanella cunaeformis (May, 1915)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Eulima cunaeformis May, 1915 (original combination) | |
Melanella cunaeformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. [1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.
(Original description) The yellowish-white shell is highly polished. It is narrowly pyramidal, slightly curved, with a blunt apex. The shell contains 8 slightly rounded whorls. The suture is distinct. The base of the preceding whorl shows clearly through the shell. The body whorl is tumidly developed.The small aperture is pyriform. The umbilical area is broadly excavate. [2]
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia and Tasmania
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Melanella cunaeformis (May, 1915). 10 September 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ May, W.L. (1915). "May". May 1915: 90. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10113368#page/102/mode/1up. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:
- Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp.
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