Melanella ameliae

Melanella ameliae 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][2]

Melanella ameliae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
Superfamily:
Eulimoidea
Family:
Eulimidae
Genus:
Melanella
Species:
M. ameliae
Binomial name
Melanella ameliae
Engl, 2007

References
  1. Engl, 2007. Engl W. (2007) Melanella ameliae n. sp. - a further abyssal Eulimid from the Antarctic (Mollusca, Gastropoda: Eulimidae). Club Conchylia Informationen, 38(3-4): 54-56. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=457226 on 2013-03-26.
  2. Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.


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