Pseudomelampus is a monotypic genus of gastropods in the subfamily Pedipedinae belonging to the family Ellobiidae.[1]
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| Shell of Pseudomelampus exiguus (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Ellobiida |
| Family: | Ellobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Pedipedinae |
| Genus: | Pseudomelampus Pallary, 1900 |
| Species: | P. exiguus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudomelampus exiguus (Lowe, 1832)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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The only species is Pseudomelampus exiguus.[2]
The species is found in Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Pseudomelampus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Pseudomelampus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
External links
edit- Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. Journal de Conchyliologie. 48(3): 211-422.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213