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Melanella hypsela (Verrill & Bush 1900)

Melanella hypsela

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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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Queiroz et al. (2013). "New host records to Melanella (Caenogastropoda: Eulimidae) from the Brazilian coast". Marine Biodiversity Records 6: e67. doi:10.1017/s1755267213000407.
  3. ^ 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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Melanella hypsela: Brief Summary

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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.

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Distribution

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Warm Temperate Northwest Atlantic: Carolinian and Northern Gulf of Mexico; Tropical Northwestern Atlantic: Floridian, Bermuda; Bahamian, Greater Antilles, Southern Caribbean; North Brazil Shelf: Amazonia; Tropical Southwestern Atlantic: Eastern Brazil, Trindade and Martin Vaz Islands; Warm Temperate Southwestern Atlantic: Southeastern Brazil.

Reference

Souza L.S. de & Pimenta A.D. (2019). Taxonomy of littoral Melanella (Gastropoda: Eulimidae) from Brazil, with comments on the Eulima described by Verrill and Bush (1900). Marine Biodiversity. 49(1): 425-442.

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