Biology:Melanella martynjordani
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| Shell of Melanella martynjordani (original image) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | M. martynjordani
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| Melanella martynjordani (Jordan, 1895)
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Melanella martynjordani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 3.75 mm, its diameter 1 mm.
(Original description) The sub-cylindrical shell is thin, transparent, and glossy. The sculpture consists only of microscopic and irregular lines of growth, and the periphery is rounded. The color is a glassy white. The spire is straight, ending above in a blunt, rounded apex. There are seven to eight whorls, which are slightly convex, with the body whorl occupyies rather less than one-half of the entire length of the shell. The suture is rather oblique and well-defined; below it, there is a broad white band where the layers of the shell overlap. The aperture measures about a quarter of the total length, being broadly and regularly pyriform, as well as expanded and rounded below. The outer lip is prominent in the center and retreats above and below. The inner lip is slightly reflected over the short, oblique, and curved columella.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Norway.
References
- ↑ Melanella martynjordani (H. K. Jordan, 1895). 16 September 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Jordan H. K. (1895). On some new species of British Mollusca, from the "Triton" Expedition, with a list of other species new to the Faroe Channel.. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 1: 264-269
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
- Hoffman L. & Freiwald A. (2020). Bathyal Eulimidae (Gastropoda: Vanikoroidea) from the Azorean seamounts collected during the R/V Meteor Cruise M151 Athena. Miscellanea Malacologica. 8(6): 81-99.
External links
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