Melampus bidentatus Say, 1822 Eastern Melampus

Melampus bidentatus Say, 1822 Eastern Melampus

   Under debris in damp drainage ditch near the intersection of Ft. George Road and Palmetto Avenue, Ft. George Island, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, 1/20/2013 (7.2 mm.). Melampus is in the suborder Basommatophora and thus has its eyes at the base of the tentacles like our local freshwater pulmonates.