Melanella mundula 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.
Description (Original description in Latin) The shell is subulate (awl-shaped) and tortuous; the spire is curved laterally. It has nine whorls, which are somewhat convex; the body whorl is ample and oblique at the base. The aperture is ovate and produced; the lip is thickened; the outer lip is arched and scarcely inflexed. The shell is milky white and subopaque.
Distribution This species occurs in the Sea of Japan.
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