Melanella modesta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.[1]

Melanella modesta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Melanella
Species:
M. modesta
Binomial name
Melanella modesta
(Thiele, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Eulima modesta Thiele, 1925

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa.

References

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  1. ^ TMolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Melanella modesta (Thiele, 1925). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1436638 on 2020-11-12
  • Thiele J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899. 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46
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