Melanella acuformis
| Melanella acuformis | |
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| Shell of Melanella acuformis (original drawing) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | M. acuformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanella acuformis G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875 | |
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Melanella acuformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. This species, along with multiple other known species, belongs in the genus, Melanella. [1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 10 mm, its diameter 2,75 mm.
(Original description) The shell is very elongate and sharply pointed, with a white, shining, solid, and somewhat flexuous form. It consists of seventeen cylindrical whorls, which are slightly angulate at their bases, except for the body whorl, which is short and rounded. The suture is not marked by an impressed line, and the varices continue obliquely from one whorl to the next. The aperture is oblong, slightly produced anteriorly, and rounded at the base. The columella is reflected, while the outer lip is scarcely thickened. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Andaman Islands, Bay of Bengal.
References
- ↑ Melanella acuformis (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875). 15 August 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Nevill, G. & Nevill, H. (1875). "Descriptions of new marine Mollusca from the Indian Ocean". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 44 (2): 98. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
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External links
- Preston, H.B. (1908). "Descriptions of new species of land, marine and freshwater shells from the Andaman Islands". Records of the Indian Museum. 2 (2): 199. Retrieved 15 August 2026.