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Melongena
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Melongena

Melongena is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

American Crown Conch

speciesMelongena corona

Caribbean Crown Conch

speciesMelongena melongena

Pacific Crown Conch

speciesMelongena patula

Melongena bispinosa

speciesMelongena bispinosa

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Recorded sightings

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Melongena in Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1250

Melongena in Garden of Health

Garden of Health

1507 · p.212

Melongena in Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.695

Melongena in History of Plants in Four Books

History of Plants in Four Books

Valerius Cordus · 1561 · p.202

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 199204.