Melanella modesta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.
Description The shell is nearly 4 mm high and nearly 1 mm in diameter, while the aperture measures 1.25 mm in length.
(Original description in German) The shell has seven whorls that increase evenly in length and are distinctly convex, with a somewhat impressed suture. The initial whorl is relatively large and rounded, whereas the body whorl is only slightly convex. The aperture is long and narrow, sharply angled above, and its margins are connected by a thin callus; on the right side, the margin projects forwards in a rounded curve.Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899. 17(2)
Distribution This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa.
References
External links Barnard, K. H. (1963). Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part III. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Taenioglossa. i>Annals of the South African Museum 47(1): 1-199