Melanella odontoidea 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 (Original description in Latin) The shell is awl-shaped and slightly flexuous, with a slender, tapering spire. It consists of ten flattened whorls, the last of which is broad and rounded. The aperture is oval, projecting and narrowing anteriorly. The outer lip is produced and arched, while the inner lip is short, thin, and curved. The shell is milky white and semi-opaque.
Distribution This species occurs in the Sea of Japan; also off South Africa.
References
Nomura, S.; Hatai, K. M. (1940). The marine fauna of Kyûroku-shima and its vicinity, northeast Honsyû, Japan. Saitō Hō-on Kai Museum Research Bulletin. 19: 57-115, pls 3-4.