Hansen, Thomas
Melanella
Sign in to saveMelanella is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Eulimidae.
Species
Black Menesta
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLittorinimorpha
- FamilyEulimidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations67
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,184
- With media
- 102
- Family
- Eulimidae
- Collections
- PRI, LACM, NHMUK, UWBM, UF, UCMP
- Recorded in
- United States, United Kingdom, Mexico
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- Melanella
- taxon name
- Melanella
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- genus
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- Category:Melanella
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Melanella is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Eulimidae.
==Species== The following species are recognised in the genus Melanella:
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