Melanella polita
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(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda
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Superfamily: | Eulimoidea
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Species: | M. polita
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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.
Distribution[]
This species occurs in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea (off Greece).
References[]
- ^ 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
- 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
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Categories:
- Melanella
- Gastropods described in 1758
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Eulimidae stubs