Melanella abida
| Melanella abida | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | M. abida |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanella abida Dall, 1927 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Melanella abida 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.[1] [2]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 7 mm, its diameter 2 mm[3]
(Original description) The small shell is solid, acute, and white. Its spire is slightly curved to the right. It has a minute, blunt apex and approximately ten whorls. The suture is obscure and scarcely impressed, while the whorls are flat and covered with a glossy glaze. The base is somewhat abruptly rounded and imperforate. No sculpture is present. The aperture is ovate; its outer lip is thin and simple, and is arcuately produced. The inner lip is short, with its anterior margin slightly narrowed in front. [4]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 538 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 538 m.[3]
References
- ↑ Melanella abidaDall, 1927. 10 August 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com.
- 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
- ↑ Dall, W.H. (1927). "Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross", in 1885 and 1886". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 70 (2667): 65. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
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External links
- Souza, L. S.; Pimenta, A. D.; Barros, J. C. N. (2021). "Revision of the bathyal Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda) from off Northeast Brazil". Zootaxa. 4927 (4): 478–479. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
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