Melanella siberutensis
| Melanella siberutensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | M. siberutensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanella siberutensis (Thiele, 1925) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eulima siberutensis Thiele, 1925 | |
Melanella siberutensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell is 6.25 mm, its diameter is 1.75 mm, and the height of the aperture is 1.5 mm.
(Original description in German) This shell is distinguished by a body whorl that is constricted below, together with a small, oblique aperture.
The shell is rather broadly conical, with a small, rounded, erect initial whorl. In fresh condition these shells are fairly strongly translucent. The 12–13 whorls are flat, but the suture is distinctly impressed, especially on the lower whorls. The width of the shell is much greater than its height—more than twice as great. The body whorl is fairly convex and narrows towards the base; correspondingly, the aperture is oblique and rather small, sharply angled above. The columellar margin is oblique and bears a weak callus above it, while the outer margin is broadly rounded. [2].
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Western Sumatra, Indonesia, found at a depth of 750 m.
References
- ↑ Melanella siberutensis (Thiele, 1925). 17 August 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899. 17(2)
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