Melanella cuspidata 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-pyramidal, whitish, solid, and straight. It has 12 whorls, which are somewhat convex; the body whorl is rounded. The aperture is oblong-oval; the lip is callous and nearly straight anteriorly; the outer lip is acute.
Distribution This species has a wide distribution and occurs off India, Japan, the Philippines (Cebu Island) and Australia (Queensland)
References
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. Higo, S.; Callomon, P.; Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.
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