''Melanodrymia'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s, marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Melanodrymiidae
Melanodrymiidae is a family of gastropods belonging to the superfamily Neomphaloidea.Bouchet, P. (2011). Melanodrymiidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411613 on 2012- ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Melanodrymia'' include:
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Melanodrymia aurantiaca
''Melanodrymia aurantiaca'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melanodrymiidae
Melanodrymiidae is a family of gastropods belonging to the superfamily Neomphaloidea.Bouchet, P. (2011). Melanodrymiidae. Accesse ...
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Hickman, 1984
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Melanodrymia brightae
''Melanodrymia brightae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melanodrymiidae
Melanodrymiidae is a family of gastropods belonging to the superfamily Neomphaloidea.Bouchet, P. (2011). Melanodrymiidae. Accessed t ...
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Warén & Bouchet, 1993
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Melanodrymia galeronae
''Melanodrymia galeronae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melanodrymiidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 3 mm. It is spirallic in shape.
Distribution
This marine species occurs on the East P ...
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Warén & Bouchet, 2001
References
* Warén A. & Bouchet P. (1993) New records, species, genera, and a new family of gastropods from hydrothermal vents and hydrocarbon seeps. Zoologica Scripta 22: 1-90
Melanodrymiidae
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