Melanella amabilis 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) The shell is subulately (narrowing down into a sharp tip) pyramidal in shape. It is opaque white, polished, solid, and only slightly curved. It consists of ten convex whorls. A slight varix occurs on the right side of the first and second whorls. The suture is distinct, and the spire is straight. The aperture is oblong-ovate. The columella is thickened and projects below, while the outer lip is strongly thickened in the middle but remains thin along its edge.
Distribution This marine shell is endemic to Australia and occurs off Queensland.
References
Hedley, C. 1901. A revision of the types of the marine shells of the "Chevert" Expedition. Records of the Australian Museum 4: 121-130 Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.
External links To World Register of Marine Species