Melanella candida
| Melanella candida | |
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| Shell of Melanella candida | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | M. candida |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanella candida (Marrat, 1880) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Eulima candida Marrat, 1880 · | |
Melanella candida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Melanella.[1]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan.
References
- 1 2 Melanella candida (Marrat, 1880). 18 August 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Marrat F. P. (1880). Eulima candida (the Shiningwhite). . Proceedings of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool. 8: 38-39.
- 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.
- Springsteen, F. J.; Leobrera, F. M. (1986). Shells of the Philippines. Carfel Seashell Museum, Manila, 377 pp.
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