Melanella adamantina
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]
| Melanella adamantina | |
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Scientific 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] | |
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First described by Léopold de Folin in 1867 and named by him as Eulima adamantina. Type specimen collected in Panama.[2][3]
References
- "Melanella adamantina (de Folin, 1867)". WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- de Folin (1867). Les Méléagrinicoles, espèces nouvelles. Havre: Imprimerie Lepelletier. p. 100.
- "Mollusca Types Catalogue | Eulima adamantina de Folin, 1867". naturalhistory.museumwales.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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