Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Alternative spelling: Melongena (Heligmotoma)
Parent taxon: Melongenidae according to E. S. M. Moneer et al. 2024
See also Abbass 1967, Adegoke 1977, Bohm 1926 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Busyconinae, Cornulina, Echinofulgurinae, Fascioplex, Fyfea, Levifusus, Lomirosa, Melongeninae, Nipponitys, Palaeatractus, Protobusycon, Pseudomazzalina, Pugilina, Pyrifusus, Saginafusus, Saturnus, Sycostoma, Torquifer, Tropochasca, Volema
Subtaxa: Heligmotoma (Douvilletoma) Heligmotoma (Heligmotoma) Heligmotoma clavaeforme Heligmotoma dakhlensis Heligmotoma libycum Heligmotoma sabeti Melongena (Heligmotoma) nilotica
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Egypt (4 collections), Saudi Arabia (1), Somalia (1)
• Paleocene of Egypt (3), Mali (1), Nigeria (1), Togo (1)
Total: 12 collections including 15 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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