Melanella ima

Melanella ima
Shell of Melanella ima (original image)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Melanella
Species:
M. ima
Binomial name
Melanella ima
Pilsbry, 1918

Melanella ima 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 4.3 mm, its diameter 1.35 mm.

(Original description) The shell is small and slender, and the upper half curves strongly to the right. It is smooth and whitish, with the linear suture rather narrowly bordered in gray. The whorls are very slightly convex. A series of linear varices on the right side recedes to the dorsal side above. The aperture is shaped as in Melanella kanaka, and, as in that species, the outer lip arches forward strongly. The shell is more slender than M. kanaka and is curved for a greater part of its length. The shape of the body whorl distinguishes it from Melanella mimus.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Hawaii.

References

  1. ↑ Melanella ima Pilsbry, 1918. 3 September 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ↑ Pilsbry, H.A. (1918). "Marine mollusks of Hawaii, IV-VII". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 69 (1): 311. Retrieved 3 September 2026. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.