Pseudomelampus

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Pseudomelampus
Pseudomelampus exiguus (MNHN-IM-2000-5041) 001.jpeg
Shell of Pseudomelampus exiguus (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Ellobiida
Superfamily: Ellobioidea
Family: Ellobiidae
Subfamily: Pedipedinae
Genus: Pseudomelampus
Pallary, 1900
Species:
P. exiguus
Binomial name
Pseudomelampus exiguus
(Lowe, 1832)
Synonyms [1]
  • Alexia (Pseudomelampus)Pallary, 1900

Pseudomelampus is a monotypic genus of gastropods in the subfamily Pedipedinae belonging to the family Ellobiidae. [1]

The only species is Pseudomelampus exiguus. [2]

The species is found in Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Pseudomelampus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Pseudomelampus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 21 February 2022.