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Melongena melongena (Linnaeus, 1758)

420062  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:420062)

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  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Neogastropoda (Order)
  7. Buccinoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Melongenidae (Family)
  9. Melongena (Genus)
  10. Melongena melongena (Species)
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(of Murex melongena Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melongena melongena (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420062 on 2025-09-11
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original description (of Murex melongena Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Melongena melongena f. dilatata Bruggeman-Nannenga & Hummelinck, 1986) Bruggeman-Nannenga, M. A. & Hummelinck, P. W. (1986). Notes on the Caribbean crown conch <i>Melongena melongena</i>. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands: no. 212.</em> 68(1): 148-190., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/549841
page(s): 157, figs 17, 21f [details] 

original description (of Melongena melongena f. nana Bruggeman-Nannenga & Hummelinck, 1986) Bruggeman-Nannenga, M. A. & Hummelinck, P. W. (1986). Notes on the Caribbean crown conch <i>Melongena melongena</i>. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands: no. 212.</em> 68(1): 148-190., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/549841
page(s): 160, figs 18a-b, 19a-b, 20a-d, f-g, 21b [details] 

original description (of Melongena melongena f. salinarum Bruggeman-Nannenga & Hummelinck, 1986) Bruggeman-Nannenga, M. A. & Hummelinck, P. W. (1986). Notes on the Caribbean crown conch <i>Melongena melongena</i>. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands: no. 212.</em> 68(1): 148-190., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/549841
page(s): 158, figs 18c-d, 19c-e, 21c [details] 

original description (of Melongena fasciata Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
page(s): 212 [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]

additional source Verrill, A. H. (1947). Additions to the Mollusca of Lake Worth, Florida. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 61(2): 47-48., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284747
page(s): 48 [details] 

additional source Gabb, W. M. (1873). On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series.</em> 15(1): 49-259, 2 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46059253
page(s): 205 [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

To Malacopics (Melongena melongena (Linnaeus, 1758) Colombia, Magdalena, El Rodadero, Tamaca Inn, on grassy sand, by diving, at 4 m depth, collected April 1978, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.) 
To Malacopics (Melongena melongena dilatata Bruggeman-Nannenga & Wagenaar Hummelinck,1986 PARATYPE Venezuela, Nueva Esparta, Margarita, Laguna de las Maritas) 
To Malacopics (Melongena melongena nana Bruggeman-Nannenga & Wagenaar Hummelinck,1986 PARATYPE Bonaire, Lac, Palu Grandi) 
To Malacopics (Melongena melongena salinarum Bruggeman-Nannenga & Wagenaar Hummelinck,1986 HOLOTYPE Bonaire, Pekelmeer, N of Witte Pan) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1008709 Shell c) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1008709 Shell f) 
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