Melanella similior

Melanella similior
Shell of Melanella similior (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Eulimidae
Genus:	Melanella
Species:	M. similior
Binomial name
Melanella similior Bouchet & Warén, 1986

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.22 mm, its diameter 1.10 mm.

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Distribution

This abyssal marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Portugal and in the Bay of Biscay.

References

External links

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). "Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification" (PDF). Patrimoines Naturels. 50.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Sysoev, A.V. (2014). "Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Gastropoda". Invertebrate Zoology. 11 (1).