Melanella aciculata

Melanella aciculata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Eulimidae
Genus:	Melanella
Species:	M. aciculata
Binomial name
	Melanella aciculata; (Pease, 1861)
Synonyms
	Balcis kuronamako Habe, 1952; Eulima aciculata Pease, 1861 (original combination); Eulima nitidula A. Adams, 1854 ; Eulimaustra anomala Laseron, 1955 ; Melanella anomala (Laseron, 1955); Melanella helena Thiele, 1930 ; Melanella kuronamako Habe, 1952 ; Melanella nitidula A. Adams, 1854 ;

Melanella aciculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of multiple species known to exist within the genus, Melanella.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Pease, 1861. Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=566089 on 2013-03-22.
^ Warén A. (1984) A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Journal of Molluscan Studies suppl. 13: 1-96. page(s): 56

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