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Class: Gastropoda
Order: Ellobiida
Family: Ellobiidae cassidula and pythia snails

Genus: Melampus

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28 species (see list below)
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Melampus adamsianus
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Melampus albus
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Max. Length 2 cm NG
 
Melampus bidentatus
[Eastern melampus]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Melampus bullaoides
[Bubble melampus]

Coltro, Marcus

Southwest Pacific and Eas

Melampus castaneusMühlfeld, 1818

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Melampus castaneus
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Max. Length 2.3 cm NG
 
Melampus coffea
[Coffee melampus]
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Melampus cristatus
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Melampus edentulus
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Melampus exaratus
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Melampus fasciatus
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Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Pacific Ocean and Western

Melampus flavus(Gmelin, 1849)

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Melampus flavus
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Melampus flexuosus
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Melampus floridanus
[Florida melampus]
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Melampus liberianus
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Melampus lividus
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Melampus luteus
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Melampus massauensis
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Max. Length 1.6 cm NG
 
Melampus monile
[Caribbean melampus]
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Max. Length 1.8 cm DL
 
Melampus morrisoni
[Clark's Melampus]
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Melampus nucleolus
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Melampus olivaceus
[California melampus]
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Melampus ovuloides
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Melampus paranus
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Melampus parvulus
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Melampus pascus
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Melampus sincaporensis
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Melampus striatus
[Land snail]
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Melampus triticeus
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