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Melanella hypsela

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Eulimidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Eulimoidea

Genus
  
Melanella

Melanella hypsela

Similar
  
Melanella, Bostrycapulus aculeatus, Cayenne keyhole limpet, Costoanachis, Cinctura hunteria

Melanella hypsela is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of multiple known species to exist within the genus, Melanella.

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Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:

  • Bermuda
  • Bahamas
  • West Indies
  • Brazil (Trindade Island, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul)
  • Description

    The maximum recorded shell length is 8 mm.

    Habitat

    Minimum recorded depth is 15 m. Maximum recorded depth is 525 m.

    References

    Melanella hypsela Wikipedia