Melanella martinii

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Melanella martinii
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Apertural view of the shell of Melanella martinii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Melanella
Species:
M. martinii
Binomial name
Melanella martinii
A. Adams 1854
Synonyms
  • Melanella candidaMarrat, 1880
  • Eulima candidaMarrat, 1880
  • Eulima martiniiA. Adams, 1854

Melanella martinii, common name the white parasitic snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. [1]

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea; off the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan and Australia (Queensland, Western Australia)

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References

  1. WoRMS (2011). Melanella martinii (A. Adams in Sowerby, 1854). In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=566128 on 2016-05-23