WoRMS name details

Melongena bicolor (Say, 1826)

420059  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:420059)

 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Fusus bicolor Say, 1826 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Melongena altispira Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1934 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Fusus bicolor Say, 1826) Say, T. (1826). Descriptions of marine shells recently discovered on the coast of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 5(2):207-221., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24657265
page(s): 215 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melongena bicolor (Say, 1826). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420059 on 2025-05-04
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2009-10-06 12:38:14Z
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2011-09-24 22:42:09Z
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Nomenclature

original description (of Fusus bicolor Say, 1826) Say, T. (1826). Descriptions of marine shells recently discovered on the coast of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 5(2):207-221., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24657265
page(s): 215 [details] 

basis of record Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Hayes, K. A.; Karl, S. A. (2009). Phylogenetic relationships of crown conchs (<i>Melongena</i> spp.): the <i>corona</i> complex simplified. <em>Journal of Biogeography.</em> 36(1): 28-38., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01966.x [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality