Melanella praecurta 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 5 mm, its diameter 2 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The turreted shell is rather acute, moderately solid, extremely glossy, and subpellucid; the spire is slightly curved. There are 8 1/2 contiguous, rather flat whorls, which are joined by a thin but distinct suture and grow slowly, with the body whorl being a little larger. The aperture is oval, acute in the upper part, and the columellar margin is callous. The outer lip is arched and rounded. The color is ivory.
Distribution This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Gabès, Tunisia.
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