Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Family Next species _______________   Additional Photos	Melampus(?) sculptus (Pfeiffer, 1850)   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. Observations and comments: Note 1:  ( )
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