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Melanella

Melanella
Melanella candida 002.jpg
Melanella martinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropda
Group Ptenoglossa
Superfamily: Eulimoidea
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Melanella
Bowdich, 1822
Synonyms
  • Balcis Leach, 1847
  • Eulima (Balcis)
  • Eulimaustra Laseron, 1955
  • Melanella (Balcis)
  • Melanella (Melanella) Bowdich, 1822

Melanella is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae.

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Melanella

The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also includes the following species with names in current use


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