Melanella versa
| Melanella versa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | M. versa |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanella versa Dall, 1927 | |
Melanella versa 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 lengt of the shell attains 4.5 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.
(Original description) The small shell is transparent, and whitish, with obscure olivaceous nebulosities. It consists of about nine whorls and has a minute, blunt apex. The shell is dextrally and wholly arcuate, with a distinct suture that is not glazed over. Its surface is smooth and polished. The aperture is ovate, with an acute posterior commissure. The outer lip is strongly and arcuately produced, while the inner lip is short and thick, with the base evenly attenuated and imperforate. The body whorl measures about one-half of the total shell length. [2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida, USA.
References
- ↑ Melanella versa Dall, 1927. 11 August 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ 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): 67. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
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