MolluscaBase name details
Melampus obovatus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
1469386 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1469386)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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): 12 [details]
page(s): 12 [details]
Type locality contained in Liberian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Liberian Exclusive Economic Zone (origin: native) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melampus obovatus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1469386 on 2025-09-12
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original description
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): 12 [details]
source of synonymy Koudenoukpo, Z. C.; Odountan, O. H.; Van Bocxlaer, B.; Sablon, R.; Chikou, A.; Backeljau, T. (2020). Checklist of the fresh and brackish water snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) of Bénin and adjacent West African ecoregions. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 942: 21-64., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.942.52722 [details]
page(s): 12 [details]
source of synonymy Koudenoukpo, Z. C.; Odountan, O. H.; Van Bocxlaer, B.; Sablon, R.; Chikou, A.; Backeljau, T. (2020). Checklist of the fresh and brackish water snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) of Bénin and adjacent West African ecoregions. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 942: 21-64., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.942.52722 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
