Melanella hypsela

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Melanella hypsela
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Shells of Melanella hypsela
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Melanella
Species:
M. hypsela
Binomial name
Melanella hypsela
Verrill & Bush, 1900
Synonyms
  • Eulima hypsela Verrill & Bush, 1900
  • Eulima engonia Verrill & Bush, 1900
  • Melanella engonia Verrill & Bush, 1900

Melanella hypsela is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Melanella . [1]

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Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations: [2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 8 mm. [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 15 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 525 m. [3]

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References

  1. Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. 2015. Melanella hypsela (Verrill & Bush, 1900). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419846 on 2015-08-27.
  2. Queiroz et al. (2013). "New host records to Melanella (Caenogastropoda: Eulimidae) from the Brazilian coast". Marine Biodiversity Records6: e67. doi : 10.1017/s1755267213000407.
  3. 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.