†Melo Broderip 1826 (volute)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Synonym: Melocorona Pilsbry and Olsson 1954
Parent taxon: Zidoninae according to B. Wilson 1994
See also Darragh 1989
Sister taxa: Adelomelon, Alcithoe, Ericusa, Guivillea, Harpovoluta, Iredalina, Livonia, Mauira, Mauithoe, Metamelon, Miomelon, Pachycymbiola, Pachymelon, Palaeomelon, Palomelon, Sigaluta, Spinomelon, Teremelon, Zidona, Zygomelon
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (3 collections)
• Pliocene of Papua New Guinea (1)
• Miocene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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