Family Melaniidae Gray (snail)
Gastropoda - Cerithiacea - Melaniidae
Alternative spelling: Melanidae
Parent taxon: Cerithiacea according to R. Rivera 1957
See also Clark and Arnold 1923 and Olsson 1931
Sister taxa: Bramertonia, Vermicularidae
Subtaxa: Anconia Pachychilus
Ecology: epifaunal
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Venezuela (2 collections)
• Oligocene of Ecuador (1), Peru (2)
• Eocene of Peru (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence