Melanella acicula
| Melanella acicula | |
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| Shell of Melanella acicula | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | M. acicula |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanella acicula Gould, 1849 | |
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Melanella acicula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. This species is one of many species known to exist within the genus, Melanella [1] [2]
Description
(Original description in Latin) The small shell is imperforate, and elongated-subulate, tapering to a very sharp point. Toward the apex, it is perfectly smooth and very gradually twisted. The surface is extremely glossy, and the shell is livid-white or milky in colour, sometimes with a yellowish tinge.
The spire consists of as many as twelve flattened whorls, which are separated by a distinct, shining suture. The aperture is narrow and oval. The outer lip is simple, curves forward in a gentle arch, and is produced anteriorly. The columella is only slightly curved. [3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific; also off Korea, Japan, New Caledonia and Australia (New South Wales, Queensland)
References
- ↑ Melanella acicula (A. A. Gould, 1849). 14 August 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com.
- ↑ Gould, A.A. (1849). "[Descriptions of new species of shells, brought home by the U. S. Exploring Expedition". Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 3: 84. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Higo, S.; Callomon, P.; Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.
- Okutani T., ed. (2000) Marine mollusks in Japan. Tokai University Press. 1173 pp.
External links
- Adams, A. (1854). "Descriptions of new species of Eulima, Triphoris, etc. from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1851 (19): 277.
- Laseron, C.F. (1955). "Revision of the New South Wales eulimoid shells". The Australian Zoologist. 12 (2): 93.
- Adams, A. (1861). "On some new species of Eulima, Leiostraca and Cerithiopsis from Japan". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 3 (7): 126.
- Pilsbry, H.A. (1917). "Marine mollusks of Hawaii, I-III". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 69: 223–224.
- Warén, A. (1984). "A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. suppl. 13: 56.
