Melarhaphe neritoides
| Melarhaphe neritoides | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Littorinidae |
| Genus: | Melarhaphe Menke, 1828 |
| Species: | M. neritoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Melarhaphe neritoides (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Synonyms | |
Melarhaphe neritoides, common name : the small periwinkle, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.
This species was previously known as Littorina neritoides.
Melarhaphe is a monotypic genus, in other words, this is the only species in that genus.