Melanella compactilis

Melanella compactilis
Shell of Melanella compactilis (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Melanella
Species:
M. compactilis
Binomial name
Melanella compactilis
(Locard, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Eulima compactilis Monterosato, 1884
  • Eulimella compactilis Locard, 1891

Melanella compactilis 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.

Taxonomy

The name was previously credited to Monterosato. The generic name is misprinted Eulimella in the original description, but situated under the heading for Eulima, so deemed to be published in the binomen Eulima compactilis

Description

(Original description in French) The very small shell shows a profile that is almost as slender as that of Eulima subulata (Donovan, 1804) (synonym of Eulima glabra (da Costa, 1778)). The body whorl is more rounded, and the aperture is less narrow. The coloration is a very pale reddish-brown, without any decurrent bands. The height is 4–5 mm and the diameter is 1¾ mm - 2 mm. It is very rare.

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Melanella compactilis (Locard, 1891). 7 September 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ↑ Locard, A. (1891). "Les coquilles marines des côtes de France". Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon. 37: 135. Retrieved 7 September 2026.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.