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Melongena Schumacher, 1817

205587  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205587)

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Galeodes Röding, 1798 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)  
invalid: junior homonym of Galeodes Olivi, 1791 [Arachnida]
Melongena (Miccosukea) Petuch, 1990 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Melongena acutangula Petuch, 1994 †
  2. Species Melongena armigera Conrad, 1833 †
  3. Species Melongena basilica (Bellardi, 1873) †
  4. Species Melongena bispinosa (R. A. Philippi, 1844)
  5. Species Melongena caloosahatcheensis Petuch, 1994 †
  6. Species Melongena cannoni Petuch, 1994 †
  7. Species Melongena chickee Petuch, 1994 †
  8. Species Melongena consors (G. B. Sowerby I, 1850) †
  9. Species Melongena cornuta (Agassiz, 1843) †
  10. Species Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791)
  11. Species Melongena crassicornuta Conrad, 1847 †
  12. Species Melongena cynthiae Petuch, 1990 †
  13. Species Melongena diegelae Petuch, 1994 †
  14. Species Melongena draperi Petuch, 1994 †
  15. Species Melongena dumasi Cossmann, 1897 †
  16. Species Melongena gigas (K. Martin, 1883) †
  17. Species Melongena griffini Petuch, 1994 †
  18. Species Melongena holeylandica Petuch, 1990 †
  19. Species Melongena ickei K. Martin, 1906 †
  20. Species Melongena jaapi Landau, Harzhauser, İslamoğlu & C. M. Silva, 2013 †
  21. Species Melongena lainei (Basterot, 1825) †
  22. Species Melongena lindae Petuch, 1994 †
  23. Species Melongena melongena (Linnaeus, 1758)
  24. Species Melongena miranda Yokoyama, 1926 †
  25. Species Melongena murifactor Vermeij & Raven, 2009 †
  26. Species Melongena patula (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
  27. Species Melongena penningtonorum Petuch, 1994 †
  28. Species Melongena ponderosa (K. Martin, 1895) †
  29. Species Melongena pontonxensis Lozouet, 2021 †
  30. Species Melongena sarasotaensis Petuch, 1994 †
  31. Species Melongena semseyiana (Erdős, 1900) †
  32. Species Melongena woodwardi (Roxo, 1924) †
  33. Subgenus Melongena (Cornulina) Conrad, 1853 † accepted as Cornulina Conrad, 1853 †
    1. Species Melongena (Cornulina) preminax Moret, 1938 † accepted as Cornulina preminax (Moret, 1938) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Melongena (Cornulina) subnamnetensis Moret, 1938 † accepted as Cornulina subnamnetensis (Moret, 1938) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Melongena (Cornulina) austriaca Traub, 1980 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  34. Subgenus Melongena (Heligmotoma) Mayer-Eymar, 1895 † accepted as Heligmotoma Mayer-Eymar, 1895 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  35. Subgenus Melongena (Miccosukea) Petuch, 1990 † accepted as Melongena Schumacher, 1817 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Melongena (Miccosukea) cynthiae Petuch, 1990 † represented as Melongena cynthiae Petuch, 1990 †
    2. Species Melongena (Miccosukea) holeylandica Petuch, 1990 † represented as Melongena holeylandica Petuch, 1990 †
  36. Subgenus Melongena (Myristica) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Volema Röding, 1798
    1. Species Melongena (Myristica) basilica (Bellardi, 1873) † accepted as Melongena basilica (Bellardi, 1873) †
    2. Species Melongena (Myristica) crassicornuta Conrad, 1847 † accepted as Melongena crassicornuta Conrad, 1847 †
    3. Species Melongena (Myristica) rotkyana Knett, 1912 † accepted as Melongena semseyiana (Erdős, 1900) †
  37. Subgenus Melongena (Pugilina) Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Pugilina Schumacher, 1817
    1. Species Melongena (Pugilina) praeparadisiaca Vredenburg, 1924 †
    2. Species Melongena (Pugilina) brevispina K. Martin, 1931 † accepted as Pugilina brevispina (K. Martin, 1931) †
    3. Species Melongena (Pugilina) dumasi Cossmann, 1897 † accepted as Editharus dumasi (Cossmann, 1897) †
    4. Species Melongena (Pugilina) marcellini Cossmann, 1902 † accepted as Editharus marcellini (Cossmann, 1902) †
    5. Species Melongena (Pugilina) morio (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Pugilina morio (Linnaeus, 1758)
    6. Species Melongena (Pugilina) octocostata Cossmann, 1903 † accepted as Pugilina octocostata (Cossmann, 1903) †
    7. Species Melongena (Pugilina) proteiformis Cossmann, 1903 † accepted as Pugilina proteiformis (Cossmann, 1903) †
    8. Species Melongena (Pugilina) robusta Dainelli, 1915 † accepted as Lamarckofusus robustus (Dainelli, 1915) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  38. Subgenus Melongena (Rexmela) Olsson & Harbison, 1953 accepted as Melongena Schumacher, 1817
    1. Species Melongena (Rexmela) acutangula Petuch, 1994 † accepted as Melongena acutangula Petuch, 1994 † (subgenus is a junior synonym)
    2. Species Melongena (Rexmela) diegelae Petuch, 1994 † accepted as Melongena diegelae Petuch, 1994 † (subgenus is a junior synonym)
    3. Species Melongena (Rexmela) griffini Petuch, 1994 † accepted as Melongena griffini Petuch, 1994 † (subgenus is a junior synonym)
    4. Species Melongena (Rexmela) lindae Petuch, 1994 † accepted as Melongena lindae Petuch, 1994 † (subgenus is a junior synonym)
    5. Species Melongena (Rexmela) bispinosa (R. A. Philippi, 1844) represented as Melongena bispinosa (R. A. Philippi, 1844)
    6. Species Melongena (Rexmela) corona (Gmelin, 1791) represented as Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791)
  39. Subgenus Melongena (Volema) Röding, 1798 accepted as Volema Röding, 1798
    1. Species Melongena (Volema) hippocastanum (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Volema myristica Röding, 1798
  40. Species Melongena altispira Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1934 accepted as Melongena bicolor (Say, 1826) accepted as Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  41. Species Melongena belknapi Petit de la Saussaye, 1852 accepted as Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  42. Species Melongena bicolor (Say, 1826) accepted as Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  43. Species Melongena deschmanni R. Hoernes, 1906 † accepted as Melongena semseyiana (Erdős, 1900) †
  44. Species Melongena eyssautieri Salvan, 1955 † accepted as Cornulina eyssautieri (Salvan, 1955) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  45. Species Melongena fasciata Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Melongena melongena (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  46. Species Melongena junghuhni (K. Martin, 1895) † accepted as Volema junghuhni (K. Martin, 1895) †
  47. Species Melongena laubrierei Cossmann, 1889 † accepted as Wrigleya laubrierei (Cossmann, 1889) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  48. Species Melongena madjalengkensis (K. Martin, 1895) † accepted as Pugilina madjalengkensis (K. Martin, 1895) †
  49. Species Melongena palissyi Pezant, 1908 † accepted as Pugilina palissyi (Pezant, 1908) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  50. Species Melongena paradisaica (Röding, 1798) accepted as Volema paradisiaca Röding, 1798 accepted as Volema pyrum (Gmelin, 1791) (misspelling)
  51. Species Melongena paradisiaca (Röding, 1798) accepted as Volema paradisiaca Röding, 1798 accepted as Volema pyrum (Gmelin, 1791) (previous combination)
  52. Species Melongena perspinosa Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1934 accepted as Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  53. Species Melongena pirum Dautzenberg, 1929 accepted as Volema pyrum (Gmelin, 1791) (unjustified emendation)
  54. Species Melongena praecursor Cossmann, 1902 † accepted as Cornulina praecursor (Cossmann, 1902) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  55. Species Melongena rex (K. Martin, 1895) † accepted as Pugilina rex (K. Martin, 1895) †
  56. Species Melongena sprucecreekensis J. K. Tucker, 1994 accepted as Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  57. Species Melongena subcoronata Heilprin, 1886 † accepted as Melongena corona subcoronata Heilprin, 1886 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  58. Species Melongena vigneauxi Magne & Vergneau-Saubade, 1970 † accepted as Melongena basilica (Bellardi, 1873) †
  59. Species Melongena alveata Conrad, 1835 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  60. Species Melongena orthacanta Pilsbry & C. W. Johnson, 1917 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  61. Species Melongena praemelongena Vredenburg, 1924 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  62. Species Melongena sculpturata Dall, 1890 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
page(s): 64, 212 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melongena Schumacher, 1817. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205587 on 2025-09-10
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2002-01-03 17:34:20Z
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Martinez, Olga
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original description Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
page(s): 64, 212 [details] 

original description (of Galeodes Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details] 

original description (of Melongena (Rexmela) Olsson & Harbison, 1953) Olsson, A. A.; Harbison, A. (1953). Pliocene Mollusca of southern Florida with special reference to those from North Saint Petersburg. <em>Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 8: 1-457, pls 1-65.
page(s): 213 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Melongena (Miccosukea) Petuch, 1990 †) Petuch, E. J. (1990). New gastropods from the Bermont Formation (middle Pleistocene) of the Everglades Basin. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 104(3): 96-104., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8501203
page(s): 99 [details] 

context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Clench, W. J. (1954). <i>Galeodes</i>, <i>Busycon</i> and <i>Melongena</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 67(4): 139., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8514771 [details] 
 
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