Melampus nuxeastaneus

Interesting Facts

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: nuxeastaneus - Kuroda,1949
        Scientific name: - Melampus nuxeastaneus Kuroda,1949

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 4, 2012.

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Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NODC WOD01 Plankton Database