Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Thiaridae
Alternative spellings: Melania (Tarebia), Melanoides (Tarebia)
Parent taxon: Thiarinae according to L. W. van den Hoek Ostende et al. 2002
See also Oostingh 1935
Sister taxa: Brotia, Coptostylus, Cornetia, Fijidoma, Melanoides, Thiara
Subtaxa: Melanoides (Tarebia) fallax Melanoides (Tarebia) flavida Melanoides (Tarebia) madiunensis Melanoides (Tarebia) martini Melanoides (Tarebia) preangerensis Melanoides (Tarebia) tjariangensis Tarebia granifera
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Philippines (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (14), the Philippines (1)
• Miocene of Indonesia (1), the Philippines (1)
• Oligocene of Belgium (1)
• Eocene of Vietnam (1)
Total: 20 collections including 31 occurrences
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