MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Melampodinae W. Stimpson, 1851 (1850)

ERMS taxon details

Melampodinae W. Stimpson, 1851 (1850)

AphiaID

1057435 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1057435)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subfamily

Parent

Ellobiidae L. Pfeiffer, 1854 (1822)

Original name

Melampodidae W. Stimpson, 1851 (1850)

Synonymised names

Melampinae W. Stimpson, 1851 (1850) · unaccepted (incorrectly formed name)

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Genus Melampus Montfort, 1810

Environment

marine, brackish, terrestrial

Original description

(of ) Stimpson, W. (1851). <i>Shells of New England; a revision of the synonymy of the testaceous mollusks of New England, with notes on their structure and their geographical and bathymetrical distribution, with figures of new species</i>. Phillips, Sampson and Company, Boston. 56 + [2] pp., 2 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13065308
page(s): 51; note: Original spelling Melampidae. Cowie [1998, Bishop Museum Bulletins in Zoology, 3: 41] gave reasons for using the spelling Melampodinae, which are followed here. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Melampodinae W. Stimpson, 1851 (1850). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1057435 on 2026-03-23

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Melampodinae W. Stimpson, 1851 (1850). Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1057435 on 2026-03-23

Taxonomic edit history

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2018-02-02 19:18:38Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2022-09-14 16:20:43Z

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Vos, Chris

2026-02-21 06:36:37Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description (of ) Stimpson, W. (1851). <i>Shells of New England; a revision of the synonymy of the testaceous mollusks of New England, with notes on their structure and their geographical and bathymetrical distribution, with figures of new species</i>. Phillips, Sampson and Company, Boston. 56 + [2] pp., 2 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13065308
page(s): 51; note: Original spelling Melampidae. Cowie [1998, Bishop Museum Bulletins in Zoology, 3: 41] gave reasons for using the spelling Melampodinae, which are followed here. [details]

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