Melanella eburnea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Melanella.Bouchet, P. 2015. Melanella eburnea (Mühlfeld, 1824). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=537003 on 2015-08-27
Description (Described as Eulima japaicensis) The shell is slender, milky-white, and translucent, encircled by an opaque white sutural band. The suture is linear and moderately deep. There are 13 whorls, which are flat and smooth. The aperture is very small, and the outer lip is expanded.
Distribution This species occurs in the following locations:Queiroz et al. 2013. New host records to Melanella (Caenogastropoda: Eulimidae) from the Brazilian coast. Marine Biodiversity Records 6: e67. Preview: . in the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean from New Jersey, USA to São Paulo, Brazil
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