Melanella orientalis

Melanella orientalis
Shell of Melanella orientalis (holotype)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Melanella
Species:
M. orientalis
Binomial name
Melanella orientalis
Agamennone, Micali & Siragusa, 2020

Melanella orientalis 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.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Aegean Sea. This species was suggested as possibly alien in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

  1. ↑ Melanella orientalis Agamennone, Micali & Siragusa, 2020). 8 October 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ↑ Albano, P. G.; Steger, J.; Bakker, P. A. J.; Bogi, C.; Bošnjak, M.; Guy-Haim, T.; Huseyinoglu, M. F.; LaFollette, P. I.; Lubinevsky, H.; Mulas, M.; Stockinger, M.; Azzarone, M.; Sabelli, B. (2021). "Numerous new records of tropical non-indigenous species in the Eastern Mediterranean highlight the challenges of their recognition and identification". ZooKeys. 1010: 33–34. Retrieved 8 October 2026.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)