Melanella similis

Melanella similis
Shell of Melanella similis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Melanella
Species:
†M. similis
Binomial name
†Melanella similis
(A. d'Orbigny, 1852)
Synonyms

† Eulima similis A. d'Orbigny, 1852 superseded combination

Melanella similis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Melanella.

Description

The length of the shell attains 2.36 mm, its diameter 0.9 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this bathyal species were found in Western Europe.

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