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Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae

Genus: Melanella

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106 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Melanella abida
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Melanella acicula
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Melanella aciculata
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Melanella adiastalta
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Melanella alba
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Melanella anachorea
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Melanella anapetes
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Melanella antarctica
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Melanella arcuata
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Melanella arleyi
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Melanella atypha
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Melanella bakeri
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Melanella berryi
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Melanella boscheineni
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Melanella boscii
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Melanella bovicornu
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Melanella breviuscula
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Melanella californica
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Melanella callistemma
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Melanella carolii
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Melanella catalinensis
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Melanella chascanon
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Melanella chaunax
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Melanella chydaea
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Melanella cinca
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Melanella columbiana
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Melanella compacta
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Melanella compsa
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Melanella conoidea
[Conoidal eulima]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Melanella convexa
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Melanella corrida
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Melanella crosseana
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Melanella cumingii
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Melanella cylindrata
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Melanella delmontensis
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Melanella doederleini
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Melanella dufresnii
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Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Melanella eburnea
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Melanella engonia
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Melanella eulimoides
[Grooved eulima]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Melanella exulata
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Melanella fasciata
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Melanella fernandinae
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Melanella frielei
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Melanella fuscopunctata
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Melanella glypta
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Melanella gomphus
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Melanella gracilis
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Melanella grippi
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Melanella guenteri
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Melanella guildingii
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Melanella hebes
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Max. Length 1.0 cm DL
 
Melanella hians
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Melanella hyalina
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Melanella hypsela
[Slender eulima]
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Melanella insculpta
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Melanella intermedia
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Melanella ira
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Melanella jamaicensis
[Jamaica eulima]
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Max. Length 1.4 cm DL
 
Melanella junieri
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Melanella karolinae
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Melanella laseroni
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Melanella lastra
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Melanella letsonae
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Melanella lineata
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Melanella lubrica
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Melanella macra
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Melanella martini
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Melanella marviva
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Melanella micans
[Shining balcis]
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Melanella microsculpta
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Melanella montereyensis
[Monterey eulima]
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Melanella monterosatoi
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Melanella nilae
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Melanella ogasawarana
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Melanella oldroydae
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Melanella oleacea
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Melanella ophiodon
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Melanella orphanensis
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Melanella paraabida
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Melanella parallela
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Melanella peninsularis
[Baja eulima]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Melanella penna
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Melanella perplexa
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Melanella perversa
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Melanella petitiana
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Melanella pisinna
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Melanella polita
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Melanella praecurta
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Melanella psila
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Melanella rutila
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Melanella salvadori
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Melanella sankurieae
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Melanella sarissa
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Melanella sarsi
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Southwest Atlantic, Antar
Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
Melanella solitaria(Smith, 1915)

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Melanella solitaria
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Melanella spinosa
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Melanella spiridioni
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Melanella stalioi
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Melanella stamina
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Melanella subantarctica
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Melanella tacomaensis
[Tacoma eulima]
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Melanella teinostoma
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Melanella thersites
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Melanella translucens
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Melanella versa
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