Pachymelon Marwick 1926 (volute)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Parent taxon: Zidoninae according to A. G. Beu et al. 1990
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Adelomelon, Alcithoe, Ericusa, Guivillea, Harpovoluta, Iredalina, Livonia, Mauira, Mauithoe, Melo, Metamelon, Miomelon, Pachycymbiola, Palaeomelon, Palomelon, Sigaluta, Spinomelon, Teremelon, Zidona, Zygomelon
Subtaxa: Pachymelon (Palomelon)
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Eocene of Antarctica (4)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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