Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Sharp Eulima
Melanella hypsela
Sharp Eulima
Category: Parasitic Snails
Scientific Name: Melanella hypsela
Size: Up to 0.5 in. (1.3 cm)  
Depth: 20-120 ft. (6-37 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Note: Lives on Sea Cucumbers.
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Gastropoda (Class)
 └Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  └Littorinimorpha (Order)
   └Eulimidae (Family)
    └Melanella (Genus)

Gastropods
Parasitic Snails

Sharp Eulima

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