Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Caenogastropoda > Order [unassigned] Caenogastropoda > Superfamily Eulimoidea > Family Eulimidae > Genus Melanella

Melanella orphanensis A. H. Clarke, 1974

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Melanella*	Bowdich, 1822	accepted genus name
*Balcis*	Leach, 1847	synonym

Literature

original description	Clarke A. H. (1974) Molluscs from Baffin Bay and the northern North Atlantic Ocean. Publications in Biological Oceanography, National Museum of Natural Sciences of Canada 7: 1-23.
basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Rosenberg, G.; Gofas, S. (2014). Melanella orphanensis. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139856