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Coffee Bean Snail
H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Snails & slugs

Coffee Bean Snail

Melampus coffea (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCoffee Bean Snail
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese咖啡滨耳螺
Scientific nameMelampus coffea (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The Coffee Bean Snail (Melampus coffea) is a species of the family Ellobiidae. It has been recorded in Suriname 48 times (GBIF), between 1940 and 2015. Records come mainly from Commewijne, Nickerie and Saramacca. Its global IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderEllobiida
FamilyEllobiidae
GenusMelampus

In Suriname

48Records in Suriname
1940First record
2015Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne1
  • Nickerie1
  • Saramacca1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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