Melanella callistemma

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Melanella callistemma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Melanella
Species:
M. callistemma
Binomial name
Melanella callistemma
Dall, 1927

Melanella callistemma 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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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 5.7 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 538 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 538 m. [2]

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References

  1. Dall, 1927. Dall W. H. (1927). Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United states by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross", in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 70(18): 1-134, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15670453. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533060 on 2013-03-28.
  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.