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Melampus
(?) sculptus
(Pfeiffer, 1850)
 
Melampus(?) sculptus: shell
Maximum size:  11 mm (Kay, 1979).

Identification:  The shell of this species is ovate and brown. There are three folds inside the outer lip and two folds on the columella. (Kay, 1979)

Natural history:  According to Kay (l979), Melampus(?) sculptus is an uncommon species found in association with Melampus parvulus. We have yet to see it on Maui.

Distribution:  Oahu: widely distributed in the western and central Pacific.

Taxonomic notes:  Kay (1979) lists this species as Pira Sculptus (Pfeiffer, 1850). It's listed as Melampus semiplicata in Edmondson, 1946.

Photo:  Mike Severns: composite photo, same shell; 11 mm: tide pool, Oahu; USNM 42404.

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