Melanella aurata

Melanella aurata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Eulimoidea
Genus: Melanella
Species: M. aurata
Binomial name
Melanella aurata
Hirase, 1920

Melanella aurata 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. [1]

References

  1. Hirase, 1920. Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=537278 on 2013-03-26.

External links

External identifiers for Melanella aurata
Encyclopedia of Life 20511719
WoRMS 537278