Melampus bidentatus

Author
Say, 1822
Common Names
  • Eastern Melampus

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
0 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Nova Scotia to Virgin Ids.
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • mangrove swamp
  • soft substrate (muds, sands, clays)
  • salt marsh
References

  • Andrews, J. 1977. Shells and Shores of Texas. University of Texas Press, Austin. xx + 365 pp., [4] pls.

  • Gundersen, R. W. 1998. The Seashells of Sanibel and Captiva Islands. Author, Kenosha, Wisconsin. 32 pp.

  • Martins, A. M. F. 1996. Anatomy and systematics of the Western Atlantic Ellobiidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata). Malacologia 37(2): 163–332.

  • Parker, R. H. 1959. Macro-invertebrate assemblages of central Texas coastal bays and Laguna Madre. Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists 43(9): 2100–2166.

  • Vokes, H. E., and E. H. Vokes. 1983. Distribution of shallow-water marine Mollusca, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Middle American Research Institute Publication 54: viii + 183.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-03-2024.

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