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| Melanella oleacea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | M. oleacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanella oleacea (J. D. Kurtz & W. Stimpson, 1851) | |
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Melanella oleacea 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]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off the Atlantic coast of the USA and off Puerto Rico and Jamaica.
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 12.7 mm.[2]
(Original description in Latin) The shell is small, subulate, solid, and very glossy. It is white, or adorned with pale brown transverse bands. It has 12 whorls, which are flattened and contiguous. The suture is inconspicuous. The aperture is small and ovate. [3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Melanella oleacea(J. D. Kurtz & W. Stimpson, 1851). 8 September 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ 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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