Melanella musta
| Melanella musta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | †M. musta |
| Binomial name | |
| †Melanella musta (Yokoyama, 1928) | |
| Synonyms | |
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† Eulima musta Yokoyama, 1928 superseded combination | |
Melanella musta is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.[1]
Description
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The length of the shell attains 1.5 mm.
Distribution
[edit]Fossils of this species were found in Pliocene strata in Hyūga, Miyazaki, Japan.
References
[edit]- ↑ Melanella musta(Yokoyama, 1928). 28 September 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Yokoyama, M. (1928). Pliocene shells from Hyuga. Journal of the Faculty of Science, Tokyo Imperial University. section 2, 2(7): 331-350, pls 66-67.
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