Melanella hemphilli

Melanella hemphilli
Shell of Melanella hemphilli (original image)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Melanella
Species:
M. hemphilli
Binomial name
Melanella hemphilli
(Bartsch, 1917)
Synonyms

Melanella (Melanella) hemphilli Bartsch, 1917 superseded combination

Melanella hemphilli 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 length of the shell attains 8.3 mm, its diameter 3 mm.

(Oroginal description) The shell is straight, stout, and elongate-conic. It is polished and marked by exceedingly fine lines of growth and by scarcely perceptible microscopic spiral striations, the two together forming an exceedingly fine and very regular incised grating on the surface; its color is bluish white. The ten whorls are moderately rounded and very slightly constricted at the sutures. The periphery of the body whorl is well rounded. The base is moderately long, but somewhat inflated, and well rounded. The aperture is small and oval, with an acute posterior angle; the outer lip is thin at the edge, which is scarcely at all drawn forward between the posterior angle and the base. The parietal wall is covered with a thick callus.

Distribution

This species occurs off the Pacific coast of Lower California, Mexico; also off the Dominican Republic.

References

  1. ↑ Melanella hemphilli (Bartsch, 1917). 26 August 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ↑ Bartsch, P. (1917). "A monograph of west American melanellid mollusks". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 53 (2207): 313. Retrieved 26 August 2026. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.