Melampus Montfort 1810 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ellobiidae
Parent taxon: Ellobiidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
Sister taxa: Cassidula, Ellobiinae, Ellobium, Melampinae, Ophicardelus, Ovatella, Pedipedinae, Pedipes, Proplecotrema, Pythiinae, Tralia, Zaptychiinae
Subtaxa: Melampus (Melampus) Melampus bidentatus Melampus castaneus Melampus coffea Melampus fusiformis Melampus monile Melampus olivaceus
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of French Polynesia (1 collection), Mexico (1), Peru (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (27: California, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, South Carolina)
• Paleocene of Belgium (1)
Total: 33 collections including 36 occurrences
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