Melanella jacululum

Melanella jacululum
Shell of † Melanella jacululum (original image)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Melanella
Species:
†M. jacululum
Binomial name
†Melanella jacululum
Maury, 1917
Synonyms
  • † Balcis (Balcis) jacululum (Maury, 1917) superseded combination
  • † Eulima robusta Gabb, 1873 junior subjective synonym
  • † Melanella (Eulima) jacululum Maury, 1917
  • † Melanella astuta Pilsbry & C. W. Johnson, 1917 junior subjective synonym

Melanella jacululum is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 4.25 mm, its diameter 1.25 mm.

(Original description) The shell is small, slender, solid, and porcellanous in texture. It comprises approximately twelve whorls, with a width nearly double their height and flattened sides that slightly overhang the succeeding volutions. The suture remains distinct and transverse, leading to a rounded body whorl base. The aperture is small, featuring an outer lip that is thin, arcuate, and gently produced anteriorly. Faint traces of a rosy band are visible near the suture.

Distribution

Fossils of this species were found in Oligocene strata in the Dominican Republic.

References

  1. ↑ Melanella jacululum Maury, 1917. 17 September 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ↑ Maury, C.J. (1917). "Santo Domingo type sections and fossils, Part 1". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 5 (29): 143. Retrieved 17 September 2026.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.