Overview
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Subgenus : (Melampus)
Interesting Facts
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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
- 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:
luteus
- Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
- Scientific name: - Melampus luteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
- Specific name:
luteus
- Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
- Genus:
Melampus
(
- Family:
Ellobiidae
(
- Superfamily:
Ellobioidea
(
- Infraorder:
Acteophila
(
- Suborder:
Eupulmonata
(
- Order:
Pulmonata
(
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Auricula lutea Quoy & Gaimard • Melampus patulus Lowe
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Comment: Subgenus
: Melampus
Last scrutiny: 31-May-2002
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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- A monograph of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) / physical features and geology by Charles W. Andrews; with descriptions of the fauna and flora by numerous contributors. London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1900. url , p. 58.
- A preliminary catalogue of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop museum of Polynesian ethnology and natural history. .. Honolulu, 1892-93. url p. 30.
- Catalogue of Auriculidae, Proserpinidae, and Truncatelidae in the collection of the British Museum, LondonPrinted by order of the Trustees1857 url p. 26.
- Catalogue of the Hadfield collection of shells from Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands, ManchesterJ.E. Cornish1897 url p. 88.
- Catalogue of the marine mollusks of Japan, with descriptions of new species and notes on others collected by Frederick Stearns, by Henry A. Pilsbry. .. Detroit, Frederick Stearns, 1895. url p. 158, p. 158.
- Contributions to biology from the Hopkins Seaside Laboratory of the Leland Stanford Jr. University. Stanford University, Calif.: The University, 1895-1904. url p. 196.
- Coral and atolls: a history and description of the Keeling-Cocos Islands, with an account of their fauna and flora, and a discussion of the method of development and transformation of coral structures By F. Wood-Jones... London, Lovell Reeve & Co., Ltd., 1912. url p. 348.
- Dr. James C. Cox's exchange list of land and marine shells from Australia and the adjacent islands. Sydney (N.S.W.): [F. Cunninghame & co., printers], 1868. url p. 54, p. 54.
- Figures of molluscous animals, selected from various authors. Etched for the use of students by Maria Emma Gray. .. London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1859. url p. 118.
- Hand list of Mollusca in the Indian Museum, Calcutta by Geoffrey Nevill. Calcutta, Printed by order of the trustees, 1878-1884. url p. 217.
- Journal of conchology. London: D. Bogue. url , , , , , p. 88.
- List of duplicates of Japanese shells, marine, land, and fresh water, collected personally by Frederick Stearns. .. during his two visits to Japan, 1889-90, and 1892, and offered for sale or exchange. Detroit, J. F. Eby, printer, 1896. url p. 8, p. 8.
- Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco: The Academy, 1868- url , p. 196, p. 412.
- Memoirs: Australian Museum. Sydney: The Museum, 1851- url p. 246, p. 487.
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia url p. 138, p. 138, p. 28, p. 28, p. 292, p. 292, p. 960, p. 960.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 204.
- Productive farming; or, A familiar digest of the recent discoveries of Liebig, Johnston, Davy, and other celebrated writers on vegetable chemistry; showing how the results of tillage might be greatly augmented. By Joseph A. Smith. New York, D. Appleton & Co., 1843. url p. 402.
- Report. New York url p. 85.
- Structural and systematic conchology: an introduction to the study of the Mollusca... By George W. Tryon, jr.... Philadelphia: The author, 1882-84. url p. 428, p. 428, p. 95.
- Systematic arrangement of the figures. S.1.: s.n., 1850? url p. 118.
- The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology being a continuation of the Annals combined with Loudon and Charlesworth's Magazine of Natural History. London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd. url p. 206, p. 206, p. 411, p. 522.
- The Cambridge natural history, ed. by S.F. Harmer. .. and A.E. Shipley. .. London, The Macmillan, Company, 1895-1909 url p. 99, p. 99, p. 99.
- The Mollusca and the Brachiopoda. Cambridge, Harvard College, Museum of Comparative Zoology]1908. url p. 204.
- The Museum. Albion, N.Y.: W.F. Webb, [1894-1900] url p. 174.
- The Nautilus. Melbourne, Fla., etc., American Malacologists, inc., etc. url p. 121.
- The terrestrial Mollusca inhabiting the Society Islands / by Andrew Garett. Philadelphia: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1884? url p. 109, p. 89.
Notes
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Contributors
- AFD: Australian Faunal Directory (Pulmonata). Release date: May 31, 2002
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 4, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed May 13, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal May 13, 2008:
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database [Darwin Core]
- National Chemical Laboratory: IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3928526
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: AFD-Pul-586
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13272175
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 181021
