Melanella genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails , marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae.
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Melanella
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also includes the following species with names in current use
Species brought into synonymy Subgenus Melanella (Balcis) accepted as Melanella Bowdich , 1822 Subgenus Melanella (Melanella) Bowdich , 1822Melanella Bowdich, 1822 Melanella acanthyllis (Watson , 1886) : synonym of Hemiliostraca acanthyllis (Watson , 1883) Melanella acerrima (Watson, 1883) : synonym of Eulima acerrima Watson, 1883 Melanella aciculata [sic] (Gould in Sowerby, 1866) misspelling of [[Melanella acicula]] (Gould, 1849) Melanella acuta (Sowerby I, 1834) : synonym of Hypermastus acutus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) Melanella amblytera (Verrill & Bush , 1900) : synonym of Polygireulima amblytera (Verrill & Bush , 1900) Melanella anomala (Laseron , 1955) : synonym of Melanella aciculata (Pease, 1861) Melanella atypha (Verrill & Bush, 1900) : synonym of Eulima atypha Verrill & Bush, 1900 Melanella breviuscula (Dunker , 1875) : synonym of Eulima breviuscula Dunker, 1875 Melanella bryani (Pilsbry , 1917) : synonym of Melanella aurata Hirase, 1920 Melanella candida (Marrat, 1880) : synonym of Melanella martinii (A. Adams in Sowerby, 1854) Melanella chascanon (Watson, 1883) : synonym of Eulima chascanon Watson, 1883 Melanella chaunax (Watson, 1883) : synonym of Eulima chaunax Watson, 1883 Melanella clypeastericola (Habe, 1976) : synonym of Clypeastericola clypeastericola (Habe, 1976) Melanella columbiana (Bartsch , 1917) : synonym of Vitreolina columbiana (Bartsch , 1917) Melanella compsa (Verrill & Bush, 1900) : synonym of Eulima compsa Verrill & Bush, 1900 Melanella conoidalis (Sowerby, 1865) : synonym of Melanella cumingi (A. Adams, 1851) Melanella corrida Dall , 1927Melanella abida Dall , 1927Melanella crosseana (Brusina, 1886) : synonym of Eulima crossei (Brusina, 1886) Melanella cylindrata (Watson, 1883) : synonym of Eulima cylindrata Watson, 1883 Melanella dilecta E. A. Smith, 1899 : synonym of Parvioris dilecta (E. A. Smith, 1899) Melanella engonia (Verrill & Bush, 1900) : synonym of Melanella hypsela Verrill & Bush, 1900 Melanella fuscopunctata (E. A. Smith, 1890) : synonym of Sticteulima fuscopunctata (E. A. Smith, 1890) Melanella gomphus (Watson, 1883) : synonym of Eulima gomphus Watson, 1883 Melanella helena Thiele , 1930Melanella aciculata (Pease, 1861) Melanella hians (Watson, 1883) : synonym of Eulima hians Watson, 1883 Melanella hyalina (Watson, 1883) : synonym of Eulima hyalina Watson, 1883 Melanella inconspicua (Watson, 1897) : synonym of Eulima inconspicua Watson, 1897 Melanella indeflexa (A. Adams, 1861) : synonym of Melanella dufresnei (Bodwich, 1822) Melanella inflata (Tate & May 1901) : synonym of Apicalia inflata (Tate & May 1901) Melanella inflexa (Blainville, 1825) : synonym of Melanella dufresnii Bowdich, 1822 Melanella intermedia (Cantraine, 1835) : synonym of Melanella polita (Linnaeus , 1758) Melanella jamaicensis (C. B. Adams, 1845) : synonym of Melanella eburnea (Mühlfeld, 1824) Melanella jeffreysi (Tryon, 1886) : synonym of Melanella platyacme (Sykes, 1903) Melanella kuronamako (Habe, 1952) : synonym of Melanella aciculata (Pease, 1861) Melanella kyurokusimensis Nomura & Hatai, 1960 : synonym of Melanella odontoidea (A. Adams, 1861) Melanella lampra Melvill, 1918 : synonym of Oceanida lampra (Melvill, 1918) Melanella laseroni Hedley , 1916Melanella solitaria (E. A. Smith, 1915) Melanella latipes (Watson, 1883) : synonym of Eulima latipes Watson, 1883 Melanella legrandi (Beddome, 1883) : synonym of Eulima legrandi Beddome, 1883 Melanella lineata (Monterosato, 1869) : synonym of Fusceulima lineata (Monterosato, 1869) Melanella luchuana (Pilsbry , 1901) : synonym of Melanella cuspidata (A. Adams, 1851) Melanella macra Bartsch, 1917 : synonym of Vitreolina macra (Bartsch, 1917) Melanella mabutii Nomura & Hatai, 1935 : synonym of Parvioris fulvescens (A. Adams, 1866) Melanella mamilla (May 1915) : synonym of Eulima mamilla May, 1915 Melanella mayi (Tate, 1900) : synonym of Melanella augur (Angas, 1865) Melanella modicella (Adams, 1854) : synonym of Eulima modicella Adams, 1854 Melanella montageuana (Iredale, 1914) : synonym of Eulima montageuana Iredale, T. 1914 Melanella montebelloensis (Iredale, 1914) : synonym of Subularia montebelloensis Iredale, T. 1914 , synonym of Melanella attenuata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1866) Melanella monterosatoi (Monterosato, 1890) : synonym of Melanella pyramidalis (Sowerby II, 1866) Melanella murrayae (Cotton & Godfrey, 1932) : synonym of Melanella augur (Angas, 1865) Melanella nitens (Brazier, 1877) : synonym of Eulima nitens Brazier, 1876 : synonym of Parvioris nitens (Brazier, 1876) Melanella orthopleura (Tate, 1898) : synonym of Melanella augur (Angas, 1865) Melanella planicincta (Cotton & Godfrey, 1932) : synonym of Melanella augur (Angas, 1865) Melanella platyacme (Sykes, 1903) : synonym of Melanella jeffreysii (Tryon, 1886) Melanella polygyra (Adams, 1851) : synonym of Eulima politissima Newton, 1895 Melanella proxima (Sowerby, 1866) : synonym of Melanella augur (Angas, 1865) Melanella psila (Watson, 1883) : synonym of Eulima psila Watson, 1883 Melanella schoutanica (May 1915) : synonym of Eulima schoutanica May, 1915 ; synonym of Sabinella schoutanica (May, 1916) Melanella solida (Sowerby, 1865) : synonym of Melanella platyacme (Sykes, 1903) Melanella solidula (Adams and Reeve, 1850) : synonym of Melanella lubrica (Monterosato, 1890) Melanella tenisoni (Tryon, 1886) : synonym of Eulima tenisoni Tryon, 1886 Melanella thaanumi Pilsbry, 1917 : synonym of Eulima major G.B. Sowerby, 1834 Melanella tryoni (Tate & May 1900) : synonym of Eulima tryoni Tate & May, 1900 , synonym of Apicalia tryoni (Tate & May, 1900) Melanella vafra Pilsbry, 1917 : synonym of Parvioris saccata (Boettger, 1893) Melanella victoriae (Gatliff & Gabriel, 1914) : synonym of Eulima victoriae Gatliff & Gabriel, 1914 
