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Melanella polita

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Melanella polita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Melanella
Species:
M. polita
Binomial name
Melanella polita
Synonyms
  • Eulima altimirai Nordsieck, 1977
  • Eulima glaberrima Risso, 1826 (dubious synonym)
  • Eulima intermedia Cantraine, 1835
  • Eulima polita (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Eulima polita var. recta Requien, 1849
  • Melanella intermedia (Cantraine, 1835)
  • Melanella recta (Réquien, 1849)
  • Polygireulima polita (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Rissoa sinuosa Scacchi, 1836
  • Turbo politus Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)

Melanella polita is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. It was formerly assigned to the genus Eulima.[1] This species was one of the first to be assigned to the major genus Melanella of Eulimidae.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea (off Greece).

References

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  1. ^ Gofas, S. (2014). Melanella polita. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139859 on 2014-12-16
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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