Melampus

genus of molluscs
Taxon taxon Q3697750
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Melampus

Summary

Melampus is a taxon[1]. Melampus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #1,627 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Melampus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Melampus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Melampus belongs to the parent taxon Ellobiidae[5].
  • Melampus is classified within Melampinae[6].
  • Melampus's scientific name is Melampus[7].
  • Melampus's Commons category is recorded as Melampus[8].
  • Melampus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melampus[9].

Body

Classification

Melampus's scientific name is Melampus[7]. Melampus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Ellobiidae[5] and Melampinae[6].

Identifiers

Melampus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 89827[10]. Melampus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 145630[11]. Melampus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2297438[12]. Melampus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 76456[13].

Why It Matters

Melampus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #1,627 of 195,241).[2] Melampus is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank genus
    Instance of
    Parent taxon Ellobiidae, Melampinae
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