Melanella chydaea
Appearance
Melanella chydaea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Eulimidae |
Genus: | Melanella |
Species: | M. chydaea
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Binomial name | |
Melanella chydaea Watson, 1883
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Melanella chydaea 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
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 3.8 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 713 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 713 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Watson, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533063 on 2013-04-01.
- ^ a b c 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.