Macromphalus abylensis
Encyclopedia
Macromphalus abylensis is a species
of very small sea snail
, a marine
gastropod mollusk in the family
Vanikoridae
.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of very small sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
, a marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Vanikoridae
Vanikoridae
Vanikoridae is a family of very small or medium sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.- Genera and species :Genera and species within the family Vanikoridae include:* Genus Caledoniella...
.