Melampus of Southwest Florida

Here is yet another episode of the “Family Pages” series: There at least 8 species of melampus and their relatives (family Ellobiidae) associated with mangrove ecosystems along the coast of Southwest Florida; here they are: 1 – Left-handed Melampus (Blauneria heteroclita); 2 – Amber Melampus (Creedonia succinea); 3 – White Melampus (Ellobium dominicense); 4 – Eastern Melampus (Melampus bidentatus); 5 – Bubble Melampus (Melampus bullaoides); 6 – Coffee Melampus (Melampus coffea); 7 – Caribbean Melampus (Melampus monile);  8 – Miraculous Pedipes (Pedipes mirabilis). The individual photos are not at the same scale. Click on each scientific name to see the relevant entries and the differences among them in our Southwest Florida Shells guide.

Ellobiidae of Southwest Florida. Photos: José H. Leal