Melanella convexa
| Melanella convexa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Eulimoidea |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | M. convexa |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanella convexa E. A. Smith, 1907 | |
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Melanella convexa 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. This species is mainly distributed throughout the seas and oceans south of the Antarctic Circle. [1][2][3]
References
- ↑ E. A. Smith, 1907. Southern Ocean Mollusc Database (SOMBASE), available online at http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/BAS_Science/programmes2000-2005/ABPPF/SOMBASE. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197275 on 2013-04-01.
- ↑ Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
- ↑ Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com.
External links
| External identifiers for Melanella convexa | |
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| WoRMS | 197275 |
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