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Melampus (gastropod)
''Melampus'' is a genus of small air-breathing salt marsh snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Melampus Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160366 on 2015-02-24 Species Species in the genus ''Melampus'' include: * '' Melampus acinoides'' Morelet, 1889 * '' Melampus adamsianus'' L. Pfeiffer, 1855 * † '' Melampus antiquus'' Meek, 1873 * ''Melampus bidentatus'' Say, 1822 * ''Melampus boholensis'' Pfeiffer, 1856 * '' Melampus bullaoides'' (Montagu, 1808) * '' Melampus carolianus'' (Lesson, 1842) * ''Melampus castaneus'' Mühlfeld, 1818 * '' Melampus ceylonicus'' (Petit de la Saussaye, 1843) * ''Melampus coffea'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Melampus concretus'' Morelet, 1882 * ''Melampus cristatus'' Pfeiffer, 1854 * '' Melampus crossei'' de Morgan, 1885 * '' Melampus cumingianus'' (Récluz, 1846) * '' Melampus exaratus'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melampus Sincaporensis
''Melampus sincaporensis'' is a species of small air-breathing salt marsh snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ellobiidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Melampus sincaporensis. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574840 on 2015-02-24 Distribution The distribution of this species includes Japan. accessed 1 October 2009 and India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so .... 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 * Lozouet P. & Plaziat J.C. (2008) ''Mangrove environments and molluscs. Abatan River, Bohol and Panglao Islands, central Philippines''. Hackenheim: Conchbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melampus Ceylonicus
In Greek mythology, Melampus (; grc, Μελάμπους, ''Melampous'') was a legendary soothsayer and healer, originally of Pylos, who ruled at Argos. He was the introducer of the worship of Dionysus, according to Herodotus, who asserted that his powers as a seer were derived from the Egyptians and that he could understand the language of animals. A number of pseudepigraphal works of divination were circulated in Classical and Hellenistic times under the name Melampus. According to Herodotus and Pausanias (vi.17.6), on the authority of Hesiod, his father was Amythaon, whose name implies the "ineffable" or "unspeakably great"; thus Melampus and his heirs were ''Amythaides'' of the "House of Amythaon". Homer In Homer's ''Odyssey'', a digression concerning the lineage of Theoclymenus, "a prophet, sprung from Melampus' line of seers", sketches the epic narrative concerning Melampus with such brevity that its details must have been familiar to Homer's audience. With brief hin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |