Melanella subula

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

Melanella subula 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 awl-shaped, with a slightly twisted spire. It is white and semi-translucent, with the apex tinged with rose-pink. The shell has about eleven flattened whorls, the last of which is rounded at the periphery. The aperture is acuminate-ovate. The inner lip is scarcely reflected anteriorly, while the outer lip is produced in the middle.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Chinese part of the Yellow Sea.

References

↑ Melanella subula(A. Adams, 1861). 5 September 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
↑ Adams, A. (1861). "On some new genera and species of Mollusca from the North of China and Japan". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 3 (8): 239. Retrieved 7 September 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[WoRMS-1] Melanella subula(A. Adams, 1861). 5 September 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

[2] Adams, A. (1861). "On some new genera and species of Mollusca from the North of China and Japan". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 3 (8): 239. Retrieved 7 September 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.