Melanella anachorea
| Melanella anachorea | |
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| Shell of Melanella anachorea (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | M. anachorea |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanella anachorea Dall, 1927 | |
Melanella anachorea 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]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 5 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.[2]
(Original description) The thin shell is minute, smooth, transparent, and whitish. The minute apex is slightly brownish and blunt. The shell bears about ten whorls, and the spire is slightly bent backward. The suture is appressed and glazed over, and the whorls are flattish. The base is rounded and imperforate. The aperture is narrowly sublunate. The outer lip is thin and moderately convexly arcuate. The inner lip is very short and thin, and the body lacks enamel. [3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic ocean off Florida and Georgia, USA.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 805 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 805 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Melanella anachoreaDall, 1927. 11 August 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- 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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