Melanella antarctica

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Melanella antarctica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Melanella
Species:
M. antarctica
Binomial name
Melanella antarctica
Strebel, 1908
Synonyms
  • Eulima antarctica Strebel, 1908

Melanella antarctica 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 . As the biological classification states, this species is notable for being mainly distributed in southern waters, these would include the Amundsen Sea, Bellingshausen Sea, Weddell Sea and the Ross Sea respectively. [1] [2] [3]

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm. [4]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 102 m. [4] Maximum recorded depth is 489 m. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Strebel, 1908. Southern Ocean Mollusc Database (SOMBASE), available online at "Southern Ocean Mollusc Database (SOMBASE)". Archived from the original on 2007-01-18. Retrieved 2012-11-03.. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197274 on 2013-03-26.
  2. ↑ Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
  3. ↑ Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com.
  4. 1 2 3 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.


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