Melanella subula 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 awl-shaped, with a slightly twisted spire. It is white and semi-translucent, with the apex tinged with rose-pink. The shell has about eleven flattened whorls, the last of which is rounded at the periphery. The aperture is acuminate-ovate. The inner lip is scarcely reflected anteriorly, while the outer lip is produced in the middle.
Distribution This species occurs in the Chinese part of the Yellow Sea.
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