Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Eulimidae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Eulimoidea Genus Melanella | |
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Similar Melanella, Niso, Pyramidelloides | ||
Melanella martinii, common name the white parasitic snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 50 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Red Sea; off the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan and Australia (Queensland, Western Australia)
References
Melanella martinii Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA