Melanella alertae
| Melanella alertae | |
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| Shell of Melanella alertae (holotype at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | M. alertae |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanella alertae (Dell, 1956) | |
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Melanella alertae 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 length of the shell attains 4.5mm, its diameter 1.3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off south-eastern South Island, at depths between 475 m and 640 m
References
- ↑ Melanella alertae(Dell, 1956). 18 August 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com.
- Dell, R. K. (1956). The archibenthal Mollusca of New Zealand. Dominion Museum Bulletin. 18: 1-235. page(s): 81
- Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland
- Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
External links
- New Zealand Mollusca: image
- Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011). Checklist of the recent Mollusca recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone