original description(ofMelampus gracilis R. T. Lowe, 1832)Lowe, R. T. (1832). On the genera <i>Melampus, Pedipes</i> and <i>Truncatella</i> with experiments tending to demonstrate the nature of the respiratory organs of these Mollusca. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 5: 280-305, pl. 13., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27657643 page(s): 288 [details]
basis of recordStarobogatov, Ya.I. & Anistratenko, V.V. (1993). Моллюски подотряда Ellobioidei (Pulmonata) побережья Средиземного моря и Ев- ропейской Атлантики. [Molluscs of the suborder Ellobioidei (Pulmonata) of the shores of the Mediterranean and European Atlantic]. <em>Вестник зоологии [Vestnik Zoologii].</em> (1993)4: 3-9. note: treated as different from Ovatella (currently Myosotella) myosotis. [details]
source of synonymyFrias Martins A.M. de. (1996). Anatomy and systematics of the Western Atlantic Ellobiidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata). <em>Malacologia.</em> 37: 163-332., available online athttps://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13113594 page(s): 194 [details]