Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Full reference: M. G. Harasewych and A. G. Beu. 2007. Sassia melpangi, a new ranellid species (Gastropoda: Tonoidea) from the Central Pacific. The Nautilus 121(2):90-94
Belongs to Sassia according to M. G. Harasewych and A. G. Beu 2007
Sister taxa: Charonia (Sassia) angusta, Charonia (Sassia) danica, Sassia (Byramia), Sassia (Personella), Sassia (Sassia), Sassia africana, Sassia apenninica, Sassia armata, Sassia carlea, Sassia carmenensis, Sassia indica, Sassia kampyla, Sassia leucostomoides, Sassia lewisi, Sassia morgani, Sassia nigeriana, Sassia nucleoides, Sassia parvula, Sassia philomelae, Sassia radialis, Sassia tatei, Sassia warreni, Proxicharonia palmeri, Austrotriton protensus, Austrotriton cyphus, Austrotriton gibbus, Austrotriton woodsii, Austrotriton textilis, Austrotriton tumulosus, Austrosassia tortirostris, Austrosassia crassicostatus, Austrosassia abbotti, Austrosassia annectans
Type specimen: USNM 1099759, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Sassia melpangi in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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