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West Indian Crown Conch

Melongena melongena (Linnaeus 1758)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Melongena melongena (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Melongena melongena
Melongena melongena (L. 1758)
Species recognized by Femorale
Melongena melongena (Linnaeus 1758)
Melongena melongena (Linnaeus 1758)
Melongena fasciata
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Melongena fasciata
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Melongena melongena (L. 1758)
Species recognized by Shelled animal body mass
Melongena melongena (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by NMNH Collection
Melongena melongena nana Brüggemann & Hummelinck
Subspecies recognized by NMNH type specimens

Alternative Names

Melongena fasciata Schumacher 1817
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Melongena melongena f. dilatata Bruggeman-Nannenga & Hummelinck 1986
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Melongena melongena f. nana Bruggeman-Nannenga & Hummelinck 1986
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Melongena melongena f. salinarum Bruggeman-Nannenga & Hummelinck 1986
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Murex melongena Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Melongena fasciata Schumacher 1817
Melongena melongena fm. dilatata Bruggeman-Nannenga & Hummelinck 1986
Melongena melongena fm. nana Bruggeman-Nannenga & Hummelinck 1986
Melongena melongena fm. salinarum Bruggeman-Nannenga & Hummelinck 1986
Murex melongena Linnaeus 1758
Melongena fasciata
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Melongena fasciata Schumacher 1817
Melongena fasciata Schumacher 1817
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Melongena margaritana
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Melongena melongena f. dilatata Bruggeman-Nannenga & Hummelinck 1986
Melongena melongena f. dilatata Bruggeman-Nannenga & Hummelinck 1986
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Melongena melongena f. nana Bruggeman-Nannenga & Hummelinck 1986
Melongena melongena f. nana Bruggeman-Nannenga & Hummelinck 1986
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Melongena melongena f. salinarum Bruggeman-Nannenga & Hummelinck 1986
Melongena melongena f. salinarum Bruggeman-Nannenga & Hummelinck 1986
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Murex melongena
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Murex melongena Linnaeus 1758
Murex melongena Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

West Indian crown conch preferred

Japanese

ダルマカンムリボラ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Curated hierarchies for Melongena melongena (Linnaeus 1758)