Melongena bicolor

Author
Say, 1826

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
0 meters
Overall Geographic Range
East Florida to Dry Tortugas
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • carnivore (includes scavengers)
References

  • Clench, W. J., and R. D. Turner. 1956. The family Melongenidae in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 3(35): 161–188.

  • Sunderland, K., L. Sunderland, and M. Johnson. 2000. Melongenidae of Florida. American Conchologist 28(4): 16–17.

  • Tucker, J. K. 1994. The crown conch (Melongena: Melongenidae) in Florida and Alabama with the description of Melongena sprucecreekensis, n. sp. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 36(7): 181–203.

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, 05-12-2024.

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