Melanella antarctica

Melanella antarctica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of many species known to exist within the genus, Melanella. As the biological classification states, this species is notable for being mainly distributed in southern waters, these would include the Amundsen Sea, Bellingshausen Sea, Weddell Sea and the Ross Sea respectively.[1][2][3]

Melanella antarctica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
Superfamily:
Eulimoidea
Family:
Eulimidae
Genus:
Melanella
Species:
M. antarctica
Binomial name
Melanella antarctica
Strebel, 1908
Synonyms
  • Eulima antarctica Strebel, 1908

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm.[4]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 102 m.[4] Maximum recorded depth is 489 m.[4]

References
  1. Strebel, 1908. Southern Ocean Mollusc Database (SOMBASE), available online at "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-18. Retrieved 2012-11-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197274 on 2013-03-26.
  2. Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
  3. Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com.
  4. Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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