Biology:Melanella eburnea
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Melanella eburnea | |
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| Shell of Melanella eburnea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | M. eburnea
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| Melanella eburnea (Mühlfeld, 1824)
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Melanella eburnea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Melanella.[1]
Description
(Described as Eulima japaicensis) The shell is slender, milky-white, and translucent, encircled by an opaque white sutural band. The suture is linear and moderately deep. There are 13 whorls, which are flat and smooth. The aperture is very small, and the outer lip is expanded. [2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:[3]
- in the Caribbean Sea
- in the Atlantic Ocean from New Jersey, USA to São Paulo, Brazil
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. 2015. Melanella eburnea (Mühlfeld, 1824). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=537003 on 2015-08-27
- ↑ Adams, C.B. (1845). "Specierum novarum conchyliorum, in Jamaica repertorum, synopsis.". Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 2: 6. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490685. Retrieved 13 September 2026.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:
- ↑ Queiroz et al. 2013. New host records to Melanella (Caenogastropoda: Eulimidae) from the Brazilian coast. Marine Biodiversity Records 6: e67. Preview: [1].
External links
- Warén, A. (1984). "A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia).". Journal of Molluscan Studies suppl. 13: 54. https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/49.supplement_13.1.
- Souza L.S. de & Pimenta A.D. (2019). "Taxonomy of littoral Melanella (Gastropoda: Eulimidae) from Brazil, with comments on the Eulima described by Verrill and Bush (1900)". Marine Biodiversity. 49 (1): 433. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-017-0825-x.
Wikidata ☰ Q13830439 entry
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