Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Alternative combination: Pyrula galeodes
Belongs to Melongena according to E. Vredenburg 1925
Sister taxa: Melongena (Myristica), Melongena (Rexmela), Melongena acanthina, Melongena bispinosa, Melongena californica, Melongena candelariana, Melongena charanalensis, Melongena consors, Melongena corona, Melongena crassicornuta, Melongena gigas, Melongena incornuta, Melongena lainei, Melongena laxecarinatus, Melongena melongena, Melongena orthacantha, Melongena patula, Melongena praemelongena, Melongena propatulus, Melongena pseudobucephala, Melongena venezuelana, Melongena woodwardi, Galeodes cornutus
Subtaxa: Melongena galeodes sindiensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the Philippines (2 collections)
• Miocene of Pakistan (1), the Philippines (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.