Melarhaphe

Melarhaphe
	Melarhaphe neritoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Littorinidae
Subfamily:	Littorininae
Genus:	Melarhaphe; Menke, 1828
Synonyms
	Litorina (Melaraphe) Menke, 1828 superseded rank; Littorina (Melaraphe) Menke, 1828 (incorrect subsequent spelling); Littorina (Melarhaphe) Menke, 1828; Melaraphe Menke, 1828 (incorrect subsequent spelling);

Melarhaphe is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

Species

Species within the genus Melarhaphe include:

Melarhaphe blanfordi Dunker, 1871: synonym of Littoraria articulata (Philippi, 1846)
Melarhaphe induta (Westerlund, 1898): synonym of Melarhaphe neritoides (Linnaeus, 1758)
Melarhaphe oliveri Finlay, 1930: synonym of Austrolittorina antipodum (Philippi, 1847)
Melarhaphe scabra (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Littoraria scabra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Melarhaphe subgranosa Dunker in Dunker & Zelebor, 1866: synonym of Echinolittorina leucosticta (Philippi, 1847)
Melarhaphe undulata (Gray, 1839): synonym of Littoraria undulata (Gray, 1839)
Melarhaphe zelandiae Finlay, 1927: synonym of Austrolittorina cincta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)

↑ Bouchet, P.; Reid, David G. (2012). Melarhaphe Menke, 1828. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446368 on 2012-08-23

Reid, D.G. (1986). The littorinid molluscs of mangrove forests in the Indo-Pacific region. British Museum (Natural History), London
Reid, D. G. 1989. The Comparative Morphology, Phylogeny and Evolution of the Gastropod Family, Littorinidae. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 324: 1-110.

Rosewater, J. (1966). "Reinstatement of Melarhaphe Menke, 1828". The Nautilus. 80 (2).

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