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Melanella martinii (Adams in Sowerby, 1854)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Littorinimorpha »  family Eulimidae »  genus Melanella

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Melanella martinii

Author: Jan Delsing

Melanella martinii

Author: Jan Delsing

Melanella martinii

Author: Jan Delsing

Melanella martinii

Author: Bosch et al.

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Indian Ocean, Asia: India, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates

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Description

20mm. Solid, polished, with
gradually tapering spire which is often bent towards apex, whorls gently convex, base gently rounded, aperture pear shaped, outer lip curved. In profile varical grooves showing previous positions of lip are obliquely aligned on spire whorls. Shell otherwise smooth. Milky white. Habitat: on echinoderms in sandy mud offshore. Distribution: NG, GO.
Bosch, D.T., Dance, S.P., Moolenbeek, R.G. en Oliver, G., 1995. Seashells of Eastern Arabia.
Author: Jan Delsing

Links and literature

EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Melanella martinii (Adams in Sowerby, 1854)]
Data retrieved on: 29 November 2013
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