Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Melanopsidae
Belongs to Melanopsis according to Archiac 1846
Sister taxa: Melanopsis (Canthidomus), Melanopsis (Lyrcaea), Melanopsis ancillaroides, Melanopsis angulata, Melanopsis bouei, Melanopsis callosa, Melanopsis clavigera, Melanopsis corici, Melanopsis cuisiensis, Melanopsis cvijici, Melanopsis dufourii, Melanopsis fuchsi, Melanopsis fusulatina, Melanopsis geniculata, Melanopsis impressa, Melanopsis lanzaeana, Melanopsis lucanensis, Melanopsis lyrata, Melanopsis medinae, Melanopsis mojsisovicsi, Melanopsis praerosa, Melanopsis sodalis
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Italy (10 collections), Turkey (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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