Melanella ira 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 lengt of the shell attains 4.6 mm, its diameter 1.3 mm.
(Original description) The minute shell is slender, and white. It contains about nine slightly convex whorls. Its apex is minute and rounded, and the surface is polished and devoid of sculpture, with the suture appearing glazed over. In the adult shell, the body whorl accounts for about one third of the total shell length. The aperture is ovate, with a moderately arcuate outer lip. The inner lip is callous and slightly raised, with a narrow depression immediately behind it. The base is rounded and slightly produced.
Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic ocean off Florida and Georgia, USA.
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