Melanella grandis, common name the Roeger's eulima, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.
Description The length of the shell attains 40 mm.
(Described as Eulima grandis) The shell is solid and opaque. There are 15 whorls, which are rather flat and feature continuous lateral varices. The body whorl is angulated at the periphery. G.W. Tryon- Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. volume 8. Naticidae, Calyptraeidae, Turritellidae, Vermetidae, Caecidae, Eulimidae, Turbonillidae, Pyramidellidae.
Distribution This marine species occurs off the Philippines Malaysia, Japan and Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia).
References
Higo, S.; Callomon, P.; Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp Okutani T., ed. (2000) Marine mollusks in Japan. Tokai University Press. 1173 pp.