Melanella cumingii 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 The length of the shell attains 24 mm, irs diameter 7.5 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is subulate-turreted, white, straight, solid, and opaque. It has 13 whorls, which are somewhat convex and furnished with irregular, impressed varices. The body whorl is rounded. The aperture is oblong-oval; the lip is callous and thickened anteriorly; the outer lip has a straight margin.
Distribution This species has a wide distribution in the Indo-Pacific; it also occurs off Taiwan, Japan and Australia (Western Australia)
References
Okutani T., ed. (2000) Marine mollusks in Japan. Tokai University Press. 1173 pp. Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp. Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170. Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp. Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
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