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| Melanella collator | |
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| Shell of † Melanella collator (holotype) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | †M. collator |
| Binomial name | |
| †Melanella collator (Laws, 1944) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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† Balcis collator Laws, 1944 (superseded combination) | |
Melanella collator 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
[edit]The height of the shell attains 4.0 mm, and its diameter is 1.0 mm
(Original description) The shell is small and elongate-conic, with straight outlines. The first two or three whorls are lightly convex, while the remainder are flat, and the sutures are very indistinct. The height of the body whorl is less than one-third that of the shell, and its periphery is sub-angled. The aperture is subovate; the inner lip is narrowly but distinctly callused; the outer lip is thin, retrocurrent to the suture behind, and convex in front. The base is lightly convex. [2]
Distribution
[edit]Fossils of this marine species were found in Tertiary strata at Pakaurangi Point, Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Melanella collator (Laws, 1944). 5 September 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Laws, C.R. (1944). "The molluscan faunule at Pakaurangi Point, Kaipara. No. 3". Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 73: 309. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is under a CC BY 4.0 license.
- Maxwell, P. A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. Pp 232-254 in Gordon, D. P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.