Species within the genus
Melongena include: • †
Melongena basilica (Bellardi, 1873) •
Melongena bispinosa (Philippi, 1844) • †
Melongena californica Anderson & Martin, 1914 •
Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) - crown conch - synonym:
Melongena subcoronata • †
Melongena lainei (Basterot, 1825) •
Melongena melongena (Linnaeus, 1758) - type species ;Synonyms: •
Melongena belknapi Petit de la Saussaye, 1852: synonym of
Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) •
Melongena bicolor (Say, 1826): synonym of
Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) •
Melongena fasciata Schumacher, 1817: synonym of
Melongena melongena (Linnaeus, 1758) •
Melongena paradisiaca (Röding, 1798): synonym of
Volema paradisiaca Röding, 1798 : synonym of
Volema pyrum (Gmelin, 1791) (previous combination) •
Melongena perspinosa Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1934 accepted as Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) •
Melongena pirum Dautzenberg, 1929: synonym of
Volema pyrum (Gmelin, 1791) •
Melongena sprucecreekensis Tucker, 1994: synonym of
Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) • †
Melongena vigneauxi Magne & Vergneau-Saubade, 1970: synonym of †
Melongena basilica (Bellardi, 1873) The shells of
Melongena species are extremely variable in shape and sculpture, and historically this has meant that a large number of different forms have been named, creating numerous
synonyms. There is still some disagreement about how many modern species of
Melongena actually exist. However, phylogenetic analysis indicate that there are only three species in the Western Atlantic, with all snails in coastal Florida being referred to
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