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Melampus

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ellobiidae

Taxonomy
Melampus was named by Montfort (1810). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ellobiidae by Grant, IV and Gale (1931), Todd (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Melampus Montfort
1931Melampus Grant, IV and Gale p. 461
2001Melampus Todd

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
—TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
—PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderEupulmonata(Haszprunar and Huber 1990)
orderEllobiida(Van Mol 1967)
superfamilyEllobioideaPfeiffer 1854
familyEllobiidaePfeiffer 1854
genusMelampusMontfort 1810

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Melampus Montfort 1810
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Subg. Melampus (Melampus) Montfort 1810
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Invalid names: Auricula acromelas Troschel 1852 [synonym], Auricula ambigua Lesson 1842 [synonym], Auricula maura Küster 1844 [synonym], Auricula piriformis Petit 1843 [synonym], Auricula trilineata Adams 1852 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Melampus lineatus Say 1822 [synonym]
†Melampus castaneus Muehlfeldt 1818
Melampus coffea Linnaeus 1758
†Melampus fusiformis Wood 1872
Melampus monile Bruguière 1789
Melampus olivaceus Carpenter 1857 [salt marsh shell]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:40:31
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:40:31
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Holocene or 66.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Belgium M. olivaeformis (22931)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) M. olivaceus (238435 238459)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8United Kingdom (England) M. fusiformis (84757)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) M. lineatus (66611 66617 66620 66621)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) M. olivaceus (222663 222664 222932)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) M. bidentatus, M. coffea, M. monile (96538) M. coffeus, M. monilis (79739)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) M. lineatus (66706)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) M. olivaceous (96895) M. olivaceus (59063 96589 96930 96936 96937 96938 160361 219030 222659 222660 222661 222662 222953 240612 240613 240617 240621)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) M. mousleyi (44963)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117French Polynesia M. castaneus (194003)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) M. lineatus (66756)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru M. sp. 1 (97642) M. sp. 2 (97645)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) M. bidentatus (41935 92776)