Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Alternative combination: Melongena ickei
Belongs to Melongena (Pugilina) according to E. Vredenburg 1923
Sister taxa: Melongena (Pugilina) muriciformis, Melongena (Pugilina) ponderosa, Melongena (Pugilina) praeparadisiaca, Melongena (Pugilina) praeponderosa, Melongena (Pugilina) pugilina, Pugilina (Mayeria), Pugilina ditropis, Pugilina eulactea, Pugilina fasciata, Pugilina morio, Volema (Pugilina) superspinosa
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mindegyi (Singu stage), which is in a Chattian marine horizon in the Singu Formation of Myanmar
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Indonesia (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Myanmar (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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