Melanella robusta

Melanella robusta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Melanella
Species:
M. robusta
Binomial name
Melanella robusta
(A. Adams, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Eulima robusta A. Adams, 1861

Melanella robusta 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

(Original description in Latin) The shell is pyramidally awl-shaped and flexuous, with a recurved apex. It consists of slightly convex whorls, the last of which is large and oblique, becoming rounded toward the base. The sutures are margined. The aperture is oval and produced, with the inner lip thickened above, while the outer lip is arched. The shell is milky white and semi-opaque.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Sea of Japan.

References

  1. ↑ Melanella robusta(A. Adams, 1861). 5 September 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ↑ Adams, A. (1861). "On some new species of Eulima, Leiostraca and Cerithiopsis from Japan". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 3 (7): 125. Retrieved 5 September 2026. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.