| Melampus sincaporensis | |
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| A live Melampus sincaporensis on a human hand | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Ellobioidea |
| Family: | Ellobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Melampinae |
| Genus: | Melampus |
| Subgenus: | Micromelampus |
| Species: | M. sincaporensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Melampus sincaporensis Pfeiffer, 1855 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Melampus singaporensis (misspelling) | |
Melampus sincaporensis is a species of small air-breathing salt marsh snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ellobiidae.
Distribution
The distribution of this species includes Japan and India.
The conservation status of Melampus sincaporensis in Japan is vulnerable.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 5 mm and 10 mm.
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References
- Bouchet, P. (2014). Melampus sincaporensis. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574840 on 2015-02-24
- "日本のレッドデータ検索システム" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2009-10-01.. accessed 1 October 2009
- Lozouet P. & Plaziat J.C. (2008) Mangrove environments and molluscs. Abatan River, Bohol and Panglao Islands, central Philippines. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 160 pp.
External links
- Kyoto Museum info
- "Melampus (Micromelampus) sincaporensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Melampus sincaporensis | |
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