Melanella opalina

Melanella opalina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Eulimidae
Genus:	Melanella
Species:	M. opalina
Binomial name
	Melanella opalina; (J. T. Marshall, 1901)
Synonyms
	Eulima opalina J. T. Marshall, 1901

Melanella opalina 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 is accepted as an unreplaced junior homonym of Eulima opalina de Folin, 1867

The original name Melanella opalina (de Folin, 1867) is a synonym of Sabinella opalina (de Folin, 1867)

Description

(Original description) Eulima opalina appears to differ from Eulima intermedia Cantraine, 1835 (synonym of Melanella polita (Linnaeus, 1758)) in outline only; the base is somewhat broader.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Panama.

References

↑ Melanella opalina((J. T. Marshall, 1901)). 8 October 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
↑ Marshall, J.T. (1901). "Additions to British Conchology [Part 6]". Journal of Conchology. 10: 123. Retrieved 8 October 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[WoRMS-1] Melanella opalina((J. T. Marshall, 1901)). 8 October 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

[2] Marshall, J.T. (1901). "Additions to British Conchology [Part 6]". Journal of Conchology. 10: 123. Retrieved 8 October 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.