Melanella polita

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Melanella polita
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Melanella
Species:
M. polita
Binomial name
Melanella polita
Synonyms
  • Eulima altimiraiNordsieck, 1977
  • Eulima glaberrimaRisso, 1826 (dubious synonym)
  • Eulima intermediaCantraine, 1835
  • Eulima polita(Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Eulima polita var. rectaRequien, 1849
  • Melanella intermedia(Cantraine, 1835)
  • Melanella recta(Réquien, 1849)
  • Polygireulima polita(Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Rissoa sinuosaScacchi, 1836
  • Turbo politus Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)

Melanella polita is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. It was formerly assigned to the genus Eulima . [1] This species was one of the first to be assigned to the major genus Melanella of Eulimidae.

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Distribution

This species occurs in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea (off Greece).

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References

  1. ↑ Gofas, S. (2014). Melanella polita. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139859 on 2014-12-16
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