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Melanella adamantina

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Melanella adamantina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Melanella
Species:
M. adamantina
Binomial name
Melanella adamantina
(de Folin, 1867)
Synonyms[1]
  • Balcis adamantina (de Folin, 1867)
  • Eulima adamantina de Folin, 1867

Melanella adamantina 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]

First described by Léopold de Folin in 1867 and named by him as Eulima adamantina. Type specimen collected in Panama.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Melanella adamantina (de Folin, 1867)". WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  2. ^ de Folin (1867). Les Méléagrinicoles, espèces nouvelles. Havre: Imprimerie Lepelletier. p. 100.
  3. ^ "Mollusca Types Catalogue | Eulima adamantina de Folin, 1867". naturalhistory.museumwales.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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