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| Melanella conoidea | |
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| Shell of Melanella conoidea (specimen at the Smithsoninan Institution) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | M. conoidea |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanella conoidea (J. D. Kurtz & W. Stimpson, 1851) | |
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Melanella conoidea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of many species known to exist within the genus, Melanella. [1] [2]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the following locations:[1]
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 12.7 mm.[3]
(Original description in Latin) The shell is lanceolate-conical, white, and very glossy. It has 13 whorls, which are flat; the body whorl is subangulate. The aperture is rhomboidal. [4]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 538 m.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Melanella conoidea(J. D. Kurtz & W. Stimpson, 1851). 8 September 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com.
- 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
- ↑ Kurtz, J. D. & Stimpson, W. (1851). "Several new species of shells from the Southern Coast". Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 4: 115. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
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- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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