Melanella polita (Linnaeus 1758)

Melanella polita is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. It was formerly assigned to the genus Eulima.^[1] This species was one of the first to be assigned to the major genus Melanella of Eulimidae.

Distribution

This species occurs in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea (off Greece).

References

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213