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.Gofas, S. (2014). Melanella polita. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139859 on 2014-12-16 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
External links To World Register of Marine Species