MolluscaBase - Melampus (Sayella) Dall, 1885

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Melampus (Sayella) Dall, 1885

AphiaID

1487983 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1487983)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded rank

Accepted name

Sayella Dall, 1885

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Melampus Montfort, 1810

Original name

Melampus (Sayella) Dall, 1885

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Species Melampus (Sayella) crosseana Dall, 1885 accepted as Petitilla crosseana (Dall, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Melampus (Sayella) hemphillii Dall, 1889 accepted as Melampus hemphillii Dall, 1889 (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Dall, W. H. (1885). Notes on some Floridan land and fresh-water shells with a revision of the Auriculacea of the Eastern United States. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 8: 255-289., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15383195
page(s): 286 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melampus (Sayella) Dall, 1885. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1487983 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-03-07 08:12:10Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2024-06-29 20:43:59Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)

original description Dall, W. H. (1885). Notes on some Floridan land and fresh-water shells with a revision of the Auriculacea of the Eastern United States. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 8: 255-289., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15383195
page(s): 286 [details]