Melanella chariessa

Melanella chariessa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of many species known to exist within the genus, Melanella.^[1][2]

Melanella chariessa
Drawing of a shell of Melanella chariessa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Eulimidae
Genus:	Melanella
Species:	M. chariessa
Binomial name
Melanella chariessa A. E. Verrill, 1884
Synonyms
Eulimella chariessa Verrill, 1884

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:^[1]

• North West Atlantic
• United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 5.6 mm.^[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 3229 m.^[3] Maximum recorded depth is 3834 m.^[3]