Melampus bidentatus
creator: Claus, Simon
creator: Rosenberg, Gary
date: 2026-08-01
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Melampus bidentatus Say, 1822
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Melampus bidentatus Say, 1822. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160368 on 2026-08-01
created: 2005-05-31T11:09:36Z
modified: 2020-02-04T11:21:20Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Melampus bidentatus Say, 1822
class: Gastropoda
family: Ellobiidae
genus: Melampus
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325.
name published in: Pfeiffer, L. (1854). Neue Auriculaceen. Malakozoologische Blätter. 1(4): 111-112 [Juni 1854].
name published in: Davis, C. A. (1904). Notes on the Mollusca of the Bermuda Islands. The Nautilus. 17(11): 125-129, pl. 4.
name published in: Say, T. 1822. Description of univalve terrestrial and fluviatile shells of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2(2): 370-381
name published in: Deshayes, G. P. (1830-1832). Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des Vers et Mollusques. Vol. 2: viii+1-594 [part 1: i-vi, 1-256, Livraison 101, 1 Feb 1830; part 2: 1-144, Livraison 101, 1 Feb. 1830; 145-594, Livraison 102, 29 Sept. 1832]. Vol. 3: 595-1152 [Livraison 102, 29 Sept. 1832].
name published in year: 1822
name published in year: 1854
name published in year: 1904
name published in year: 1830-1832
order: Ellobiida
parent name usage ID: 160366
phylum: Mollusca
scientific name authorship: Say, 1822
specific epithet: bidentatus
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted