WoRMS taxon details
Melampus flavus (Gmelin, 1791)
764416 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:764416)
accepted
Species
Melampus (Pira) flavus (Gmelin, 1791) · alternative representation
Melampus fasciatus var. fortis Mousson, 1869 · unaccepted
Melampus flavus var. albus C. A. Davis, 1904 · unaccepted (variety)
Melampus flavus var. purpureus C. A. Davis, 1904 · unaccepted (variety)
Melampus fortis Mousson, 1869 · unaccepted
Voluta flava Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (original combination)
- Variety Melampus flavus var. albus C. A. Davis, 1904 accepted as Melampus flavus (Gmelin, 1791) (variety)
- Variety Melampus flavus var. purpureus C. A. Davis, 1904 accepted as Melampus flavus (Gmelin, 1791) (variety)
marine
(of Voluta flava Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3436 [details]
page(s): 3436 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melampus flavus (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=764416 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Voluta flava Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3436 [details]
original description (of Melampus flavus var. purpureus 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): 126, pl. 4, fig. 6 [details]
original description (of Melampus flavus var. albus 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): 126, pl. 4, fig. 7 [details]
original description (of Melampus fasciatus var. fortis Mousson, 1869) Mousson, A. (1869). Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Samoa, publiée d'après les envois de M. le Dr. E. Graeffe. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 17: 323-390., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15662537 [details]
basis of record Tröndlé, J. & Boutet, M. (2009). Inventory of marine molluscs of French Polynesia. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> No. 570: 1-87., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53914629#page/1/mode/1up [details]
basis of record Groh K. (2010). [in G. Poppe, ed.] <i>Philippine marine mollusks</i>, vol. 3: 446-457. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. [details]
page(s): 3436 [details]
original description (of Melampus flavus var. purpureus 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): 126, pl. 4, fig. 6 [details]
original description (of Melampus flavus var. albus 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): 126, pl. 4, fig. 7 [details]
original description (of Melampus fasciatus var. fortis Mousson, 1869) Mousson, A. (1869). Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Samoa, publiée d'après les envois de M. le Dr. E. Graeffe. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 17: 323-390., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15662537 [details]
basis of record Tröndlé, J. & Boutet, M. (2009). Inventory of marine molluscs of French Polynesia. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> No. 570: 1-87., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53914629#page/1/mode/1up [details]
basis of record Groh K. (2010). [in G. Poppe, ed.] <i>Philippine marine mollusks</i>, vol. 3: 446-457. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. [details]
Other
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): 9 [details]
additional source Mazé, H. (1890). Supplément au catalogue révisé des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la Guadeloupe et de ses dépendances. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 38: 19-34. Paris., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15928526
page(s): 29 [details]
additional source Davis, C. A. (1904). Notes on the Mollusca of the Bermuda Islands. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 17(11): 125-129, pl. 4.
page(s): 126, pl. 4, fig. 5 [details]
additional source Vernhout, J. H. (1914). The land- and freshwater-molluscs of the Dutch West-Indian Islands. <em>Notes from the Leiden Museum.</em> 36: 177-189 + 2-page unpaginated table., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14021311#page/193/
page(s): 179-180, 182, 184, table [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
page(s): 9 [details]
additional source Mazé, H. (1890). Supplément au catalogue révisé des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la Guadeloupe et de ses dépendances. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 38: 19-34. Paris., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15928526
page(s): 29 [details]
additional source Davis, C. A. (1904). Notes on the Mollusca of the Bermuda Islands. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 17(11): 125-129, pl. 4.
page(s): 126, pl. 4, fig. 5 [details]
additional source Vernhout, J. H. (1914). The land- and freshwater-molluscs of the Dutch West-Indian Islands. <em>Notes from the Leiden Museum.</em> 36: 177-189 + 2-page unpaginated table., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14021311#page/193/
page(s): 179-180, 182, 184, table [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ツヤハマシイノミガイ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (70 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Melampus (Pira) flavus (Gmelin, 1791))
To Malacopics (Melampus flavus (Gmelin, 1791) Philippines, Central Visayas, Cebu, Olango Island .)
To Malacopics (Melampus flavus (Gmelin, 1791))
To NMNH Extant Collection (MOL 580746)
To NMNH Extant Collection (MOL 580813)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (70 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Melampus (Pira) flavus (Gmelin, 1791))
To Malacopics (Melampus flavus (Gmelin, 1791) Philippines, Central Visayas, Cebu, Olango Island .)
To Malacopics (Melampus flavus (Gmelin, 1791))
To NMNH Extant Collection (MOL 580746)
To NMNH Extant Collection (MOL 580813)
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