Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Alternative spelling: Melongena (Cornulina)
Parent taxon: Melongenidae according to M. D. Perrilliat et al. 2006
See also Adegoke 1977, Harris and Palmer 1947, Olsson 1928, Palmer 1937 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Busyconinae, Echinofulgurinae, Fascioplex, Fyfea, Heligmotoma, Levifusus, Lomirosa, Melongeninae, Nipponitys, Palaeatractus, Protobusycon, Pseudomazzalina, Pugilina, Pyrifusus, Saginafusus, Saturnus, Sycostoma, Torquifer, Tropochasca, Volema
Subtaxa: Cornulina (Afrocornulina) Cornulina armigera Cornulina levifusoides Cornulina louisianae Cornulina minax
Type: Cornulina armigera
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Colombia (2 collections), Mexico (3), Nigeria (1), Peru (3), the United Kingdom (8), United States (40: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas), Venezuela (2)
• Paleocene of Mali (1), Nigeria (1), United States (12: Alabama, Louisiana, Texas)
Total: 73 collections including 78 occurrences
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