Gastropoda - Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae
Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1960. Mellarium, a new Triassic pleurotomariid gastropod from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 3(2):271-283
Parent taxon: Pleurotomariidae according to J. B. Waterhouse 1960
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Austroworthenia, Bathrotomaria, Conotomaria, Cryptaenia, Entemnotrochus, Laevitomaria, Leptomaria, Mamoeatomaria, Mikadotrochus, Murihikua, Obornella, Ornatospira, Perotrochus, Pleurotomaria, Pleurotomariinae, Pyrgotrochus, Rasatomaria, Tahua, Talantodiscus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of New Zealand (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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