Melanella arleyi

Melanella arleyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of many species known to exist within the genus, Melanella.[1]

Melanella arleyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
Superfamily:
Eulimoidea
Family:
Eulimidae
Genus:
Melanella
Species:
M. arleyi
Binomial name
Melanella arleyi
Espinosa, Ortea & Magaña, 2001

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 10 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 12 m.[2]

References
  1. Espinosa, Ortea & Magaña, 2001. Espinosa J., Ortea J. & Magaña J. (2001) Descripción de nuevas especies del género Melanella Browdich, 1822 (Mollusca, Prosobranchia: Eulimidae) del Caribe de Costa Rica y costas de Cuba. Avicennia 14: 120-124. page(s): 123. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=457287 on 2013-03-26.
  2. 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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