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Melampus bidentatus Say, 1822
160368 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160368)
accepted
Species
Auricula cornea Deshayes, 1830 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Melampus (Melampus) bidentatus Say, 1822 · alternative representation
Melampus bidentatus var. lineatus Say, 1822 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Melampus coffeus var. alternatus C. A. Davis, 1904 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Melampus coffeus var. bishopii C. A. Davis, 1904 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Melampus coffeus var. gundlachi L. Pfeiffer, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Melampus coffeus var. redfieldi L. Pfeiffer, 1854 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Melampus coffeus var. verticalis C. A. Davis, 1904 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Melampus gundlachi L. Pfeiffer, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Melampus lineatus Say, 1822 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Melampus obliquus Say, 1822 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Melampus redfieldi L. Pfeiffer, 1854 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Variety Melampus bidentatus var. lineatus Say, 1822 accepted as Melampus bidentatus Say, 1822 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh
Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 245-247 [details]
page(s): 245-247 [details]
Distribution Range: 48°N to 18°N; 97.2°W to 70°W. Distribution: Canada: Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick; USA:...
Distribution Range: 48°N to 18°N; 97.2°W to 70°W. Distribution: Canada: Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick; USA: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida; Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas; Mexico; Mexico: Veracruz, Campeche State, Yucatan State, Quintana Roo; Belize, Bermuda, Bahamas; Bahamas: Grand Bahama Island, Abaco (Great & Little), Bimini, Andros, New Providence, Eleuthera, Cay Sal; Turks and Caicos, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic [details]
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original description
Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 245-247 [details]
original description (of Melampus bidentatus var. lineatus Say, 1822) Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 246 [details]
original description (of Melampus redfieldi L. Pfeiffer, 1854) Pfeiffer, L. (1854). Neue Auriculaceen. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter. Cassel (Theodor Fischer).</em> 1 (4): 111-112 [Juni 1854].
page(s): 112 [details]
original description (of Melampus coffeus var. alternatus C. A. Davis, 1904) Davis, C. A. (1904). Notes on the Mollusca of the Bermuda Islands. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 17(11): 125-129, pl. 4.
page(s): 27, pl. 4, fig. 11 [details]
original description (of Melampus coffeus var. verticalis C. A. Davis, 1904) Davis, C. A. (1904). Notes on the Mollusca of the Bermuda Islands. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 17(11): 125-129, pl. 4.
page(s): 127, pl. 4, fig. 12 [details]
original description (of Melampus coffeus var. bishopii C. A. Davis, 1904) Davis, C. A. (1904). Notes on the Mollusca of the Bermuda Islands. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 17(11): 125-129, pl. 4.
page(s): 127, pl. 4, fig. 13 [details]
original description (of Melampus obliquus Say, 1822) Say, T. 1822. Description of univalve terrestrial and fluviatile shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia</em> 2(2): 370-381 , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831560
page(s): 377 [details]
original description (of Auricula cornea Deshayes, 1830) Deshayes, G. P. (1830-1832). <i>Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des Vers et Mollusques</i>. 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]. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.8638
page(s): 90 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
basis of record Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
additional source 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 [request]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 1992. <i>Encyclopedia of Seashells</i>. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
page(s): 124 [details]
additional source Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1854). Monographs of <i>Ellobium</i> and <i>Melampus</i>, two genera of pulmoniferous Mollusca. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22: 7-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747376
page(s): 10 [details]
additional source Thompson, L. S. (1984). Comparison of the diets of the tidal marsh snail, <i>Melampus bidentatus</i> and the amphipod, <i>Orchestia grillus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 98(1): 44-53., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8277064 [details]
additional source Holland, B., Loomis, S. H. & Gordon, J. L. (1991). Ice formation and freezing damage in the foot muscle of the intertidal snail <i>Melampus bidentatus</i>. <em>Cryobiology.</em> 28(5): 491-498. [details]
additional source Grandy, J. W., IV. (1972). Winter distribution of <i>Melampus bidentatus</i> (Say) on a Cape Cod salt marsh. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 85(3): 106-109., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8516210 [details]
additional source Fell, P. E. & Williams, J. H. (1985). Distribution of the snail, <i>Melampus bidentatus</i> and the mussel, <i>Geukensia demissa</i>, along the Pataguanset Estuary (Connecticut) in relation to salinity and other tidal marsh invertebrates. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 99(1): 21-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276665 [details]
additional source Burnham, B. H. & Fell, P. E. (1989). Distribution of <i>Melampus bidentatus</i> (Say) and <i>Succinea wilsoni</i> (Lea) within a tidal marsh in eastern Connecticut. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 103(3): 109-112., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8278115 [details]
page(s): 245-247 [details]
original description (of Melampus bidentatus var. lineatus Say, 1822) Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 246 [details]
original description (of Melampus redfieldi L. Pfeiffer, 1854) Pfeiffer, L. (1854). Neue Auriculaceen. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter. Cassel (Theodor Fischer).</em> 1 (4): 111-112 [Juni 1854].
page(s): 112 [details]
original description (of Melampus coffeus var. alternatus C. A. Davis, 1904) Davis, C. A. (1904). Notes on the Mollusca of the Bermuda Islands. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 17(11): 125-129, pl. 4.
page(s): 27, pl. 4, fig. 11 [details]
original description (of Melampus coffeus var. verticalis C. A. Davis, 1904) Davis, C. A. (1904). Notes on the Mollusca of the Bermuda Islands. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 17(11): 125-129, pl. 4.
page(s): 127, pl. 4, fig. 12 [details]
original description (of Melampus coffeus var. bishopii C. A. Davis, 1904) Davis, C. A. (1904). Notes on the Mollusca of the Bermuda Islands. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 17(11): 125-129, pl. 4.
page(s): 127, pl. 4, fig. 13 [details]
original description (of Melampus obliquus Say, 1822) Say, T. 1822. Description of univalve terrestrial and fluviatile shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia</em> 2(2): 370-381 , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831560
page(s): 377 [details]
original description (of Auricula cornea Deshayes, 1830) Deshayes, G. P. (1830-1832). <i>Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des Vers et Mollusques</i>. 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]. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.8638
page(s): 90 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
basis of record Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
additional source 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
[request]additional source Rosenberg, G. 1992. <i>Encyclopedia of Seashells</i>. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
page(s): 124 [details]
additional source Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1854). Monographs of <i>Ellobium</i> and <i>Melampus</i>, two genera of pulmoniferous Mollusca. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22: 7-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747376
page(s): 10 [details]
additional source Thompson, L. S. (1984). Comparison of the diets of the tidal marsh snail, <i>Melampus bidentatus</i> and the amphipod, <i>Orchestia grillus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 98(1): 44-53., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8277064 [details]
additional source Holland, B., Loomis, S. H. & Gordon, J. L. (1991). Ice formation and freezing damage in the foot muscle of the intertidal snail <i>Melampus bidentatus</i>. <em>Cryobiology.</em> 28(5): 491-498. [details]
additional source Grandy, J. W., IV. (1972). Winter distribution of <i>Melampus bidentatus</i> (Say) on a Cape Cod salt marsh. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 85(3): 106-109., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8516210 [details]
additional source Fell, P. E. & Williams, J. H. (1985). Distribution of the snail, <i>Melampus bidentatus</i> and the mussel, <i>Geukensia demissa</i>, along the Pataguanset Estuary (Connecticut) in relation to salinity and other tidal marsh invertebrates. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 99(1): 21-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276665 [details]
additional source Burnham, B. H. & Fell, P. E. (1989). Distribution of <i>Melampus bidentatus</i> (Say) and <i>Succinea wilsoni</i> (Lea) within a tidal marsh in eastern Connecticut. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 103(3): 109-112., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8278115 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Range: 48°N to 18°N; 97.2°W to 70°W. Distribution: Canada: Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick; USA: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida; Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas; Mexico; Mexico: Veracruz, Campeche State, Yucatan State, Quintana Roo; Belize, Bermuda, Bahamas; Bahamas: Grand Bahama Island, Abaco (Great & Little), Bimini, Andros, New Providence, Eleuthera, Cay Sal; Turks and Caicos, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic [details]Habitat intertidal [details]
To Barcode of Life (82 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (142 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melampus bidentatus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melampus gundlachi) (from synonym Melampus gundlachi L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
To GenBank (433 nucleotides; 424 proteins)
To GenBank (69 nucleotides; 69 proteins) (from synonym Melampus coffeus var. gundlachi L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
To GenBank (69 nucleotides; 69 proteins) (from synonym Melampus gundlachi L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
To Malacopics (Melampus bidentatus Say, 1822 United States, Massachusetts, Hyannis, collected 25th...
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1437519)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1437520)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 100153)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (142 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melampus bidentatus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melampus gundlachi) (from synonym Melampus gundlachi L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
To GenBank (433 nucleotides; 424 proteins)
To GenBank (69 nucleotides; 69 proteins) (from synonym Melampus coffeus var. gundlachi L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
To GenBank (69 nucleotides; 69 proteins) (from synonym Melampus gundlachi L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
To Malacopics (Melampus bidentatus Say, 1822 United States, Massachusetts, Hyannis, collected 25th...
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1437519)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1437520)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 100153)
To ITIS
