Melampus bidentatus, Eastern melampus
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Melampus bidentatus   Say, 1822

Eastern melampus
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Ellobiida | Ellobiidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic.  Subtropical; 46°N - 18°N, 97°E - 70°E (Ref. 83435)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.0 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on mangrove swamp and salt marsh (Ref. 109264).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Pulmonata are mostly simultaneous hermaphrodites.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams 1998 Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society (Special publication 26), Bethesda, Maryland. 526 p. (Ref. 1667)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.