Melanella acicula

Melanella acicula
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Eulimidae
Genus:	Melanella
Species:	M. acicula
Binomial name
	Melanella acicula; Gould, 1849
Synonyms
	Cuspeulima iredalei Laseron, 1955 ; Eulima acicularis A. Adams, 1861; Eulima pisorum Pilsbry, 1917 ; Eulima vitrea A. Adams, 1854 ; Leiostraca aciculata [sic] (misspelling); Melanella aciculata [sic] (misspelling); Melanella iredalei Laseron, 1955 ; Melanella pisorum Pilsbry, 1917 ; Stilifer acicula Gould, 1859 ;

Melanella acicula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. This species is one of many species known to exist within the genus, Melanella.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Gould, 1849. Warén A. (1984) A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Journal of Molluscan Studies suppl. 13: 1-96. page(s): 56. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=537004 on 2013-03-22.
^ Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com.

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