Melanella compactilis

Melanella compactilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda
Superfamily:	Eulimoidea
Family:	Eulimidae
Genus:	Melanella
Species:	M. compactilis
Binomial name
	Melanella compactilis; Monterosato, 1884
Synonyms
	Eulima compactilis Monterosato, 1884 ;

Melanella compactilis 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]^[2]

Distribution[]

This species occurs in the following locations:^[1]

European waters (ERMS scope)
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone

References[]

^ ^a ^b Monterosato, 1884. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139835 on 2013-04-01.
^ Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com.

External links[]

To World Register of Marine Species

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[WoRMS-1] Monterosato, 1884. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139835 on 2013-04-01.

[2] Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com.

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