Gastropoda - Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Parent taxon: Melanella according to P. Bartsch 1917
Sister taxa: Melanella (Polygyreulima), Melanella acuella, Melanella arnoldi, Melanella badenia, Melanella bolivarensis, Melanella coalingana, Melanella conoidea, Melanella dufresnei, Melanella eborea, Melanella fossilis, Melanella indicaformis, Melanella jacksonensis, Melanella jamaicensis, Melanella kaiparaensis, Melanella karsteni, Melanella migrans, Melanella seymourensis, Melanella thersites, Melanella waikomitica
Subtaxa: Melanella (Melanella) clarki
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Florida collection)
• Pliocene of United States (3: Florida)
• Miocene of United States (1: Washington)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)
• Eocene of United States (3: Washington)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Texas)
Total: 10 collections including 11 occurrences