Melanella sansibarica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.
Description The shell measures 8.5 mm in height, while both its diameter and the height of the aperture are 2 mm.
(Original description in German) The shell is rather similar to Eulima adamsii G. B. Sowerby II, 1866, but is more slender, has a less rounded body whorl, and a narrower aperture.
The white, glossy, slightly translucent shell is high and slenderly turreted, with a fairly pointed apex. It consists of 14 whorls that increase rather evenly and are flat, with a simple suture. The body whorl is only slightly convex below and bears an oblique, thickened columellar margin, overlain by a moderately strong callus. The outer lip is somewhat thickened and projects forwards in a rounded curve at the middle. The aperture is narrow and oblique, and sharply angled above. 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 Zanzibar Channel, found at a depth of 463 m.
References
External links Thiele J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899. 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46