Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Melanopsidae
Belongs to Melanopsis according to F. Traub 1938
Sister taxa: Melanopsis (Canthidomus), Melanopsis (Lyrcaea), 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 narzolina, Melanopsis praerosa, Melanopsis sodalis
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of Spain (24 collections), the United Kingdom (1)
• Paleocene of Austria (1), Poland (3)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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