Melanella arleyi

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Melanella arleyi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Melanella
Species:
M. arleyi
Binomial name
Melanella arleyi
Espinosa, Ortea & Magaña, 2001

Melanella arleyi 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]

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Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations: [1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 10 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 12 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Espinosa, Ortea & Magaña, 2001. Espinosa J., Ortea J. & Magaña J. (2001) Descripción de nuevas especies del género Melanella Browdich, 1822 (Mollusca, Prosobranchia: Eulimidae) del Caribe de Costa Rica y costas de Cuba. Avicennia 14: 120-124. page(s): 123. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=457287 on 2013-03-26.
  2. 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.