Melarhaphe Menke 1828 (periwinkle)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae

Alternative spelling: Littorina (Melarhaphe)

Parent taxon: Littorinidae according to P. Lozouet et al. 2001

See also Kiessling 2003 and Weisbord 1962

Sister taxa: Cenchritis, Dissochilus, Echinininae, Echinolittorina, Eulimene, Gouetina, Lacuninae, Laevilitorina, Laevilitorininae, Littoraria, Littorina, Littorininae, Mirolacuna, Neritrema, Nodilittorina, Peasiella, Praelittorina, Procancellaria, Risella, Risellopsis, Rissellinae, Tectariinae, Tectarius, Heterospira, Hallstadtia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Miocene of France (1 collection), Germany (1)

• Oligocene of Germany (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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