NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 1999

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Ellobiidae
  Order - Archaeopulmonata
  Class - Gastropoda
  Phylum - Mollusca
  Superphylum - Lophozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Melampus bidentatus
      Species - Melampus olivaceus
      Species - Melampus coffeus
      Species - Melampus monile
      Species - Melampus bullaoides
      Species - Melampus floridanus
      Species - Melampus morrisoni