Melapium Adams and A. 1853 (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Parent taxon: Strepturidae according to Vermeij 1998
See also Kensley and Pether 1986 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Melapium hawthornei
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of South Africa (2 collections)
• Pliocene of South Africa (5)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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