Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Ellobioidea Subfamily Melampinae Scientific name Melampus sincaporensis Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Ellobiidae Genus Melampus Phylum Mollusca | |
Similar Auriculastra duplicata, Cassidula plecotrematoides, Laemodonta exaratoides, Ellobium aurismidae, Pythia |
Melampus sincaporensis is a species of small air-breathing salt marsh snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ellobiidae.
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Distribution
The distribution of this species includes Japan and India.
The conservation status of Melampus sincaporensis in Japan is vulnerable.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 5 mm and 10 mm.
References
Melampus sincaporensis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA