Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Orthogastropoda > Subclass Caenogastropoda > Order Neogastropoda > Superfamily Conoidea > Family Horaiclavidae > Genus Micropleurotoma

Micropleurotoma melvilli (Sykes, 1906)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Spirotropis G. O. Sars, 1878

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Micropleurotoma*	Thiele, 1929	accepted genus name
*Turris (Micropleurotoma)*	Thiele, 1929	synonym

Species group names

*Pleurotoma nana*	Thiele, 1925	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Micropleurotoma melvilli (Sykes, 1906). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141867

Image

Occurrence

Present

Absent

Doubtful

Native

Introduced

Naturalised

Invasive

Managed

No data

Environment

marine

Importance

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2006 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.