Melanella martinii | |
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Apertural view of the shell of Melanella martinii | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Eulimidae |
Genus: | Melanella |
Species: | M. martinii
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Binomial name | |
Melanella martinii
A. Adams 1854
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Synonyms | |
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Melanella martinii, common name the white parasitic snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. [1]
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 50 mm.
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This marine species occurs in the Red Sea; off the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan and Australia ( Queensland, Western Australia)