Melanella abida

Melanella abida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Eulimidae
Genus:	Melanella
Species:	M. abida
Binomial name
	Melanella abida; Dall, 1927
Synonyms
	Melanella corida Dall, 1927 ;

Melanella abida 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.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 7 mm, its diameter 2 mm

(Original description) The small shell is solid, acute, and white. Its spire is slightly curved to the right. It has a minute, blunt apex and approximately ten whorls. The suture is obscure and scarcely impressed, while the whorls are flat and covered with a glossy glaze. The base is somewhat abruptly rounded and imperforate. No sculpture is present. The aperture is ovate; its outer lip is thin and simple, and is arcuately produced. The inner lip is short, with its anterior margin slightly narrowed in front.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 538 m. Maximum recorded depth is 538 m.

References

↑ Melanella abidaDall, 1927. 10 August 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.
↑ Dall, W.H. (1927). "Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross", in 1885 and 1886". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 70 (2667): 65. Retrieved 10 August 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

Souza, L. S.; Pimenta, A. D.; Barros, J. C. N. (2021). "Revision of the bathyal Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda) from off Northeast Brazil". Zootaxa. 4927 (4): 478–479. Retrieved 9 August 2026.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[WoRMS-1] Melanella abidaDall, 1927. 10 August 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

[2] Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com.

[Welch_2010-3] 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.

[4] Dall, W.H. (1927). "Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross", in 1885 and 1886". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 70 (2667): 65. Retrieved 10 August 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.