Melanella hypsela
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(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda
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Species: | M. hypsela
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Melanella hypsela Verrill & Bush, 1900
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Melanella hypsela is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Melanella.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:[2]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 8 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 15 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 525 m.[3]
References
- ^ Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. 2015. Melanella hypsela (Verrill & Bush, 1900). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419846 on 2015-08-27.
- ^ Queiroz et al. (2013). "New host records to Melanella (Caenogastropoda: Eulimidae) from the Brazilian coast". Marine Biodiversity Records 6: e67. doi:10.1017/s1755267213000407.
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
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