Say, 1822
Melampus bidentatus
Two-toothed Marsh Snail
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Ellobiida
Family:
Ellobiidae
ANSP 359149
Shell Information
Length (mm): 12-20
Chirality:
Dextral
Description:
This is a thin smooth shell with 5 whorls that form a short spire. It has a yellowish tan color with brown spiral bands.
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Nova Scotia to Virgin Islands
Depth (m):
0 to 0 meters
Diet:
Herbivore
Habitat:
Mangrove swamps and salt marshes on shore and in the water
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melampus bidentatus Say, 1822. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160368 on 2021-06-10
Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. Garc�a. 29. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579�699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico�Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas.
Morris, P. A. (1987). A field guide to shells: Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the West Indies (3rd ed.). Houghton Mifflin.
Andrews, J. (1971). Seashells of the Texas Coast. University of Texas Press.