Melampus sincaporensis
A live Melampus sincaporensis on a human hand
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata
Superfamily:	Ellobioidea
Family:	Ellobiidae
Subfamily:	Melampinae
Genus:	Melampus
Subgenus:	Micromelampus
Species:	M. sincaporensis
Binomial name
Melampus sincaporensis Pfeiffer, 1855
Synonyms
Melampus singaporensis [sic] (misspelling)

Melampus sincaporensis is a species of small air-breathing salt marsh snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ellobiidae.^[1]

Distribution

The distribution of this species includes Japan^[2] and India.

The conservation status of Melampus sincaporensis in Japan is vulnerable.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 5 mm and 10 mm.