Overview
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Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Bubble Melampus
Description
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Habitat
Biome: Marine .
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
()
- J.E. Gray, 1840
- Order:
Pulmonata
()
- Cuvier, in Blainville, 1814
- Suborder:
Eupulmonata
()
- (Haszprunar & Huber, 1990)
- Infraorder:
Acteophila
()
- Dall, 1885
- Superfamily:
Ellobioidea
()
- L. Pfeiffer, 1854 (1822)
- Family:
Ellobiidae
()
- L. Pfeiffer, 1854 (1822)
- Genus:
Melampus
()
- Montfort, 1810
- Specific name:
bullaoides
- (Montagu, 1808)
- Scientific name: - Melampus bullaoides (Montagu, 1808)
- Specific name:
bullaoides
- (Montagu, 1808)
- Genus:
Melampus
(
- Family:
Ellobiidae
(
- Superfamily:
Ellobioidea
(
- Infraorder:
Acteophila
(
- Suborder:
Eupulmonata
(
- Order:
Pulmonata
(
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Melampus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 6 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. bidentatus (Eastern Melampus) · M. bullaoides (Bubble Melampus) · M. coffeus (Coffee Melampus) · M. floridanus (Florida Melampus) · M. monile (Caribbean Melampus) · M. olivaceus (California Melampus)
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Further Reading
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- Faber, M.J. (2005a): Marine gastropods from Cuba described by Louis Pfeiffer: type specimens and identifications (Mollusca: Gastropoda) - Miscellanea Malacologia 1, pp. 48
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 4, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 6217441
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 567877
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 658295
