Melanella cunaeformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Melanella |
| Species: | M. cunaeformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanella cunaeformis (May, 1915)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Eulima cunaeformis May, 1915 (original combination) | |
Distribution
editThis marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia and Tasmania
References
edit- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2014). Melanella cunaeformis (May, 1915). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=827853 on 2015-01-04.
- May, W. L. (1915 [1916]). Additions to the Tasmanian marine Mollusca, with descriptions of new species. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. (1915): 75-99
- Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp.