Melanella extremis
| Melanella extremis | |
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| Shell of † Melanella extremis (original image) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | †M. extremis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Melanella extremis (Aldrich, 1911) | |
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Melanella extremis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. [1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 7 mm.
(Original description) The shell is polished, with nine or ten whorls. The suture is very shallow and indistinctly visible. The aperture is elongate, the outer lip is slightly sinuous, and the inner lip is reflected over the lower part of the columella. [2]
Distribution
[edit]Fossils of this species have been found in Claibornian strata in Alabama, USA.
References
[edit]- ↑ Melanella extremis (Aldrich, 1911). 15 September 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Aldrich, Truman H. (1911). "New Eocene fossils from the southern Gulf states". ulletins of American Paleontology. 5 (22): 8. Retrieved 15 September 2026.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
[edit]- Palmer, K. van W. (1937). "The Claibornian Scaphopoda, Gastropoda, and dibranchiate Cephalopoda of the southern United States". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 7 (32): 64.