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Melampus bidentatus

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ellobiidae

Taxonomy
Melampus bidentatus was named by Say (1822) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

Synonyms
  • Melampus lineatus was named by Say (1822) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Melampus bidentatus by Hendy et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Melampus lineatus Say
1822Melampus bidentatus Say pp. 245-247
1859Melampus bidentatus Holmes p. 97
1962Melampus lineatus Richards
2008Melampus bidentatus Hendy et al.

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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
speciesbidentatusSay 1822

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.

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Invalid names: Melampus lineatus Say 1822 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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