†family Melinidae (oyster)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Melinidae
Parent taxon: Pteriacea according to L. C. Glenn 1904
Sister taxa: Bakevelliidae, Cassianellidae, Kochiidae, Malleidae, Pergamidiidae, Plicatostylidae, Pteriidae, Vlastidae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Melinidae in the database