Eulimidae: Melanella mamilla (May, 1915) (‘nipple urchin-snail’)
Synonym(s): mamilla May, 1915.
Typical shell-length 1.4 mm. Lives in offshore waters as an internal parasite of echinoderms. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS only).
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Eulimoidea
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Melanella
no coastal locality records for this species currently available