Melanella polita

Melanella polita
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Eulimidae
Genus:	Melanella
Species:	M. polita
Binomial name
	Melanella polita; (Linnaeus, 1758)
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[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ 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

External links[edit]

To World Register of Marine Species

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[WoRMS-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

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