Biology:Melanella martinii
| Melanella martinii | |
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| Apertural view of the shell of Melanella martinii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | M. martinii
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanella martinii A. Adams 1854
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| Synonyms | |
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Eulima martinii A. Adams, 1854 | |
Melanella martinii, common name the white parasitic snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 50 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is solid, polished, and milky white, rising into a slender, needle-like pyramidal shape that tapers to a softly undulating apex. Along its spire, numerous flattened whorls are joined by a continuous chain of deeply impressed varices that trace a distinct ridge along the right side, running uninterrupted all the way to the tip. Near the base, the body whorl forms a subtle, muted angle around an oval aperture, where the front margin of the outer lip turns outward, thickened and neatly reflected. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indo-west Pacific; also in the Red Sea; off the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan and Australia (Queensland, Western Australia).
References
- ↑ Melanella martinii (A. Adams, 1854). 10 September 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Adams, A. (1854). "Monographs of the genera Eulima, Niso, Leiostraca, Obeliscus, Pyramidella, and Monoptygma. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.)". Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. 2 (15): 795. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076023. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
- Smith, E.A. 1884. Mollusca. pp. 34–116, 487–508, 657–659, pls 4–7. In, Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of the H.M.S. 'Alert ' 1881–2. London : British Museum Trustees, printed by Taylor & Francis.
- Odhner, N.H. 1917. Results of Dr E. Mjöbergs Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia. 1910-1913, pt XVII, Mollusca. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 52(16): 1-115 pls 1-3
- 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.
- Okutani T., ed. (2000) Marine mollusks in Japan. Tokai University Press. 1173 pp.
- Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp. page(s): 112, fig. 448
- Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170.
- Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
Wikidata ☰ Q13830787 entry
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