Biology:Melanella modesta
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Shell of Melanella modesta (original drawing) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | M. modesta
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanella modesta (Thiele, 1925)
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Melanella modesta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.[1]
Description
The shell is nearly 4 mm high and nearly 1 mm in diameter, while the aperture measures 1.25 mm in length.
(Original description in German) The shell has seven whorls that increase evenly in length and are distinctly convex, with a somewhat impressed suture. The initial whorl is relatively large and rounded, whereas the body whorl is only slightly convex. The aperture is long and narrow, sharply angled above, and its margins are connected by a thin callus; on the right side, the margin projects forwards in a rounded curve.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa.
References
- ↑ Melanella modesta (Thiele, 1925). 17 August 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899. 17(2)
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External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5409199 entry
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