Melanella Bowdich 1822
- Dataset
- Revision of the deep-sea Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda) from off Northeast Brazil
- Rank
- GENUS
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Mollusca
- class
- Gastropoda
- order
- Littorinimorpha
- family
- Eulimidae
- genus
- Melanella
diagnosis
Diagnosis. See Souza & Pimenta (2019 b).
discussion
Remarks. Souza & Pimenta (2019 b) discussed the shell morphology of the type species in detail. A concise diagnosis of the genus is doubtful since Melanella comprises a wide variety of species (Bouchet & Warén 1986; Souza & Pimenta 2019 b). Here, we follow previous authors in considering a great diversity in shell morphology in the present genus.
type_taxon
Type species. Melanella dufresnii Bowdich, 1822, by monotypy (Recent / Mauritius Islands, Indian Ocean).
Name
- Homonyms
- Melanella Bowdich 1822
- Melanella