Melanella convexa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of many species known to exist within the genus, Melanella. This species is mainly distributed throughout the seas and oceans south of the Antarctic Circle.[1][2][3]
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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. convexa
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanella convexa E. A. Smith, 1907
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Description
editHabitat
editMinimum recorded depth is 250 m.[4] Maximum recorded depth is 765 m.[4]
References
edit- ^ E. A. Smith, 1907. Southern Ocean Mollusc Database (SOMBASE), available online at "Southern Ocean Mollusc Database (SOMBASE)". Archived from the original on 2007-01-18. Retrieved 2012-11-03.. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197275 on 2013-04-01.
- ^ Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
- ^ Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com.
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.