Mammilla melanostoma Gmelin 1791 (moon snail)
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Gastropoda - Caenogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Alternative combinations: Nerita melanostoma, Polinices melanostoma
Belongs to Mammilla according to T. Okutaini 2000
See also Majima 1989
Sister taxa: Mammilla arepa, Mammilla caprae, Mammilla fasciata, Mammilla mammata, Polinices (Mammilla) caprae
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (3 collections), Northern Mariana Islands (1), Vanuatu (1)
• Pliocene of Fiji (1), Japan (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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