Melanella

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Melanella[1]

Melanella martinii, abapertural view

Three shells of Melanella solidula

The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also includes the following species with names in current use[2]

Species brought into synonymy

• Subgenus Melanella (Balcis) accepted as Melanella Bowdich, 1822
• Subgenus Melanella (Melanella) Bowdich, 1822 accepted as Melanella Bowdich, 1822
• Melanella acanthyllis (Watson, 1886): synonym of Hemiliostraca acanthyllis (Watson, 1883)
• Melanella acerrima (Watson, 1883): synonym of Eulima acerrima Watson, 1883
• Melanella aciculata [sic] (Gould in Sowerby, 1866) misspelling of Melanella acicula (Gould, 1849)
• Melanella acuta (Sowerby I, 1834): synonym of Hypermastus acutus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
• Melanella amblytera (Verrill & Bush, 1900): synonym of Polygireulima amblytera (Verrill & Bush, 1900)
• Melanella anomala (Laseron, 1955): synonym of Melanella aciculata (Pease, 1861)
• Melanella atypha (Verrill & Bush, 1900): synonym of Eulima atypha Verrill & Bush, 1900
• Melanella breviuscula (Dunker, 1875): synonym of Eulima breviuscula Dunker, 1875
• Melanella bryani (Pilsbry, 1917): synonym of Melanella aurata Hirase, 1920
• Melanella candida (Marrat, 1880): synonym of Melanella martinii (A. Adams in Sowerby, 1854)
• Melanella chascanon (Watson, 1883): synonym of Eulima chascanon Watson, 1883
• Melanella chaunax (Watson, 1883): synonym of Eulima chaunax Watson, 1883
• Melanella clypeastericola (Habe, 1976): synonym of Clypeastericola clypeastericola (Habe, 1976)
• Melanella columbiana (Bartsch, 1917): synonym of Vitreolina columbiana (Bartsch, 1917)
• Melanella compsa (Verrill & Bush, 1900): synonym of Eulima compsa Verrill & Bush, 1900
• Melanella conoidalis (Sowerby, 1865): synonym of Melanella cumingi (A. Adams, 1851)
• Melanella corrida Dall, 1927: synonym of Melanella abida Dall, 1927
• Melanella crosseana (Brusina, 1886): synonym of Eulima crossei (Brusina, 1886)
• Melanella cylindrata (Watson, 1883): synonym of Eulima cylindrata Watson, 1883
• Melanella dilecta E. A. Smith, 1899: synonym of Parvioris dilecta (E. A. Smith, 1899)
• Melanella engonia (Verrill & Bush, 1900): synonym of Melanella hypsela Verrill & Bush, 1900
• Melanella fuscopunctata (E. A. Smith, 1890): synonym of Sticteulima fuscopunctata (E. A. Smith, 1890)
• Melanella gomphus (Watson, 1883): synonym of Eulima gomphus Watson, 1883
• Melanella helena Thiele, 1930: synonym of Melanella aciculata (Pease, 1861)
• Melanella hians (Watson, 1883): synonym of Eulima hians Watson, 1883
• Melanella hyalina (Watson, 1883): synonym of Eulima hyalina Watson, 1883
• Melanella inconspicua (Watson, 1897): synonym of Eulima inconspicua Watson, 1897
• Melanella indeflexa (A. Adams, 1861): synonym of Melanella dufresnei (Bodwich, 1822)
• Melanella inflata (Tate & May 1901): synonym of Apicalia inflata (Tate & May 1901)
• Melanella inflexa (Blainville, 1825): synonym of Melanella dufresnii Bowdich, 1822
• Melanella intermedia (Cantraine, 1835): synonym of Melanella polita (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Melanella jamaicensis (C. B. Adams, 1845): synonym of Melanella eburnea (Mühlfeld, 1824)
• Melanella jeffreysi (Tryon, 1886): synonym of Melanella platyacme (Sykes, 1903)
• Melanella kuronamako (Habe, 1952): synonym of Melanella aciculata (Pease, 1861)
• Melanella kyurokusimensis Nomura & Hatai, 1960: synonym of Melanella odontoidea (A. Adams, 1861)
• Melanella lampra Melvill, 1918: synonym of Oceanida lampra (Melvill, 1918)
• Melanella laseroni Hedley, 1916: synonym of Melanella solitaria (E. A. Smith, 1915)
• Melanella latipes (Watson, 1883): synonym of Eulima latipes Watson, 1883
• Melanella legrandi (Beddome, 1883): synonym of Eulima legrandi Beddome, 1883
• Melanella lineata (Monterosato, 1869): synonym of Fusceulima lineata (Monterosato, 1869)
• Melanella luchuana (Pilsbry, 1901): synonym of Melanella cuspidata (A. Adams, 1851)
• Melanella macra Bartsch, 1917: synonym of Vitreolina macra (Bartsch, 1917)
• Melanella mabutii Nomura & Hatai, 1935: synonym of Parvioris fulvescens (A. Adams, 1866)
• Melanella mamilla (May 1915): synonym of Eulima mamilla May, 1915
• Melanella mayi (Tate, 1900): synonym of Melanella augur (Angas, 1865)
• Melanella modicella (Adams, 1854): synonym of Eulima modicella Adams, 1854
• Melanella montageuana (Iredale, 1914): synonym of Eulima montageuana Iredale, T. 1914
• Melanella montebelloensis (Iredale, 1914): synonym of Subularia montebelloensis Iredale, T. 1914, synonym of Melanella attenuata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1866)
• Melanella monterosatoi (Monterosato, 1890): synonym of Melanella pyramidalis (Sowerby II, 1866)
• Melanella murrayae (Cotton & Godfrey, 1932): synonym of Melanella augur (Angas, 1865)
• Melanella nitens (Brazier, 1877): synonym of Eulima nitens Brazier, 1876: synonym of Parvioris nitens (Brazier, 1876)
• Melanella orthopleura (Tate, 1898): synonym of Melanella augur (Angas, 1865)
• Melanella patula auct. non. (Dall & Simpson, 1901): Dall (1927, in part.: 67): synonym of Eulimacrostoma microsculpturata Souza & Pimenta, 2019
• Melanella planicincta (Cotton & Godfrey, 1932): synonym of Melanella augur (Angas, 1865)
• Melanella platyacme (Sykes, 1903): synonym of Melanella jeffreysii (Tryon, 1886)
• Melanella polygyra (Adams, 1851): synonym of Eulima politissima Newton, 1895
• Melanella proxima (Sowerby, 1866): synonym of Melanella augur (Angas, 1865)
• Melanella psila (Watson, 1883): synonym of Eulima psila Watson, 1883
• Melanella schoutanica (May 1915): synonym of Eulima schoutanica May, 1915; synonym of Sabinella schoutanica (May, 1916)
• Melanella solida (Sowerby, 1865): synonym of Melanella platyacme (Sykes, 1903)
• Melanella solidula (Adams and Reeve, 1850): synonym of Melanella lubrica (Monterosato, 1890)
• Melanella tenisoni (Tryon, 1886): synonym of Eulima tenisoni Tryon, 1886
• Melanella thaanumi Pilsbry, 1917: synonym of Eulima major G.B. Sowerby, 1834
• Melanella tryoni (Tate & May 1900): synonym of Eulima tryoni Tate & May, 1900, synonym of Apicalia tryoni (Tate & May, 1900)
• Melanella vafra Pilsbry, 1917: synonym of Parvioris saccata (Boettger, 1893)
• Melanella victoriae (Gatliff & Gabriel, 1914): synonym of Eulima victoriae Gatliff & Gabriel, 1914

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