Melanella polita
| Melanella polita | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Eulimoidea |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | 'M. polita |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanella polita (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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Melanella polita is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of multiple known species to exist within the genus, Eulima. [1] This species is also known to be one of the first recognized species to be assigned to the major Melanella genus of Eulimidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea (off Greece).
References
- ↑ Gofas, S. (2014). Melanella polita. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139859 on 2014-12-16
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
External links
| External identifiers for Melanella polita | |
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| WoRMS | 139859 |
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