Melanella bryani 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 length of the shell attains 10 mm, its diameter 5 mm.
(Original description) The shell is obliquely conic, with the upper half rather strongly curved to the right and backward. It is smooth and white, while the later whorls have a broad gray border below the suture, which is somewhat impressed. A single series of well-impressed linear varices runs up the right side, receding to a dorsal position in the upper whorls. The whorls are slightly convex. The aperture is small and subvertical. The columella is deeply concave, and the parietal wall is rather heavily calloused. In profile view, the outer lip is almost straight and does not arch forward
Distribution This marine species occurs off Hawaii.
References
Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
External links
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