Melanella solidula

Melanella solidula
Shell of Melanella solidula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Melanella
Species:
M. solidula
Binomial name
Melanella solidula
(A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Synonyms

Eulima solidula A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 superseded combination

Melanella solidula 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 shortly turreted, rather solid, twisted, and varicose, with nine to ten convex whorls and a small aperture. It is ivory-white.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan and in the China Sea.

References

  1. ↑ Melanella solidula (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850). 15 October 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ↑ Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. ( (1848–1850). Mollusca. In A. Adams (ed.), The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846. London: Mollusca. In A. Adams (ed.), The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846. p. 53. Retrieved 15 October 2026.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.