Melanella

Melanella
Melanella candida
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Melanella
Bowdich, 1822
Synonyms
  • Balcis Leach, 1847
  • Euliamaustra Laseron, 1955
  • Eulima (Balcis)
  • Eulimaustra Laseron, 1955
  • Melanella (Balcis)
  • Melanella (Melanella) Bowdich, 1822

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

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