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Melongenidae

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Melongenidae Gill
1964Melongenidae Sohl p. 374
1983Melongenidae Gliozzi and Malatesta p. 105
1987Melongenidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 132
1990Melonginidae Beu et al. p. 421
1992Melongenidae Ward p. 131
1998Melongenidae Beesley p. 831
2001Melongenidae Harzhauser and Mandic p. 709
2001Melongenidae Todd
2003Melongenidae Jeffery
2004Melongenidae Harzhauser p. 137
2005Melongenidae Bouchet et al. p. 255
2007Melongenidae Harzhauser p. 106

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Melongenidae Gill 1867
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Subfm. Busyconinae Wade 1917 [whelk]
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G. Busycon Röding 1798 [whelk]
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Subg. Busycon (Busycoarctum) Hollister 1958
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Subg. Busycon (Busycon) Röding 1798
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†Busycon (Busycon) rapum Heilprin 1887
Subg. Busycon (Sinistrofulgur) Hollister 1958
†Busycon aldrichi Gardner 1947
†Busycon alencasterae Perrilliat 1963
†Busycon alumense Mansfield 1930
†Busycon atraktoides Gardner 1947
Busycon carica Gmelin 1792
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Invalid names: Busycon rucksorum Petuch 1994 [synonym]
Busycon contrarium Conrad 1840
†Busycon dasum Gardner 1947
†Busycon epispiniger Gardner 1947
†Busycon filosum Conrad 1862
†Busycon foerstei Gardner 1947
†Busycon fusiformis Conrad 1840
Busycon perversum Linnaeus 1758
†Busycon radix Gardner 1947
†Busycon sicyoides Gardner 1947
Busycon sinistrum Hollister 1958
†Busycon spiniger Conrad 1865
†Busycon tritonis Conrad 1863
Invalid names: Echinofulgur Olsson and Harbison 1953 [synonym], Fulguropsis Marks 1950 [synonym], Lindafulgur Petuch 2004 [synonym], Pyruella Petuch 1982 [synonym], Sinistrofulgur Hollister 1958 [synonym]
Tr. Busyconini Wade 1917
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Invalid names: Fulgurinae Stoliczka 1867 [invalid subgroup]
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†Busycotypus alveatum Conrad 1863
†Busycotypus asheri Petuch 1988
†Busycotypus canaliferum Conrad 1863
†Busycotypus concinnum Conrad 1875
†Busycotypus conradi Tuomey and Holmes 1856
†Busycotypus coronatum Conrad 1840
†Busycotypus libertiense Mansfield 1930
†Busycotypus propeincile Mansfield 1930
†Busycotypus rugosum Conrad 1843
†Busycotypus scalarispira Conrad 1863
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Invalid names: Busycotypus calvertensis Petuch 1989 [synonym]
Busycotypus spiratus Lamarck 1816
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Invalid names: Bulla pyrum Dillwyn 1817 [synonym]
G. †Spinifulgur Petuch 1994
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†Spinifulgur gemmulatum Petuch 1997
G. †Turrifulgur Petuch 1988
G. †Cornulina Conrad 1853
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Subg. †Cornulina (Afrocornulina) Adegoke 1977
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†Cornulina armigera Conrad 1833
†Cornulina levifusoides Olsson 1928
†Cornulina louisianae Harris and Palmer 1947
†Cornulina minax Solander 1766
G. †Fascioplex Marwick 1934
G. †Fyfea
G. †Levifusus Conrad 1865
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†Levifusus angelicus Cooke 1919
†Levifusus brauneri Harris 1894
†Levifusus maputi Gliozzi and Malatesta 1983
†Levifusus moodianus Cooke 1926
†Levifusus mortoni Lea 1833
†Levifusus pagodiformis Heilprin 1881
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Invalid names: Levifusus pagoda Heilprin 1880 [replaced]
†Levifusus woolfei Stilwell et al. 2004
†Levifusus yochelsoni Adegoke 1977
G. †Lomirosa Stephenson 1941
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†Lomirosa carinata Sohl 1964
Subfm. †Melongeninae Gill 1871
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G. †Deussenia Stephenson 1941
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†Deussenia bellalirata Conrad 1858
†Deussenia californiana Squires and Saul 2000
†Deussenia pacificana Squires and Saul 2000
†Deussenia ripleyana Harbison 1945
†Deussenia sierrana Squires and Saul 2000
G. Melongena Schumacher 1817
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Subg. †Melongena (Rexmela) Olsson and Harbison 1953
†Melongena acanthina Dalton 1908
Melongena bispinosa Philippi 1844
†Melongena californica Anderson and Martin 1914
Melongena candelariana Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 1983
†Melongena charanalensis Olsson 1931
†Melongena consors Sowerby 1850
Melongena corona Gmelin 1791
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Invalid names: Melongena subcoronata Heilprin 1887 [synonym]
†Melongena crassicornuta Conrad 1848
†Melongena galeodes Lamarck 1843
†Melongena galeodes sindiensis Vredenburg 1925
†Melongena gigas Beets 1941
†Melongena incornuta Hözl 1962
†Melongena lainei Basterot 1825
†Melongena laxecarinatus Michelotti 1861
Melongena melongena Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Melongena fasciata Schumacher 1817 [synonym], Melongena margaritana Richards 1943 [synonym]
†Melongena orthacantha Pilsbry and Johnson 1917
Melongena patula Broderip and Sowerby 1829
†Melongena praemelongena Vredenburg 1923
†Melongena propatulus Anderson 1929
†Melongena pseudobucephala Noetling 1901
†Melongena venezuelana Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 1983
†Melongena woodwardi Roxo 1924
Invalid names: Galeodes Röding 1798 [replaced]
G. †Pentzia Squires and Saul 2003
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†Pentzia hilgardi White 1889
G. †Probuccinum Thiele 1912
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†Probuccinum palaiocostatum Stilwell et al. 2004
G. †Serrifusus Meek 1876
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†Serrifusus binodosum Stilwell et al. 2004
†Serrifusus dakotensis Meek and Hayden 1856
†Serrifusus joaquinensis Anderson 1958
†Serrifusus vancouverensis Whiteaves 1879
Invalid names: Galeodidae Thiele 1925 [synonym]
G. †Nipponitys Kase 1990
G. †Palaeatractus Gabb 1869
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†Palaeatractus crassus Gabb 1869
G. †Protobusycon Wade 1917
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†Protobusycon judithae Saul 1988
G. Pugilina Schumacher 1817
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†Melongena (Pugilina) muriciformis Cossmann and Pissarro 1909
Subg. †Pugilina (Mayeria) Bellardi 1872
†Pugilina ditropis Bayan 1870
†Pugilina eulactea Dey 1961
†Pugilina fasciata Schumacher 1817
Pugilina morio Linnaeus 1758
G. †Pyrifusus Conrad 1858
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†Pyrifusus crassus Sohl 1964
†Pyrifusus ejundicus Sohl 1964
†Pyrifusus subdensatus Conrad 1858
†Pyrifusus subliratus Wade 1926
G. †Saginafusus Iredale 1931
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Saginafusus pricei Smith 1887
G. †Saturnus Saul and Popenoe 1993
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†Saturnus dubius Packard 1922
G. †Sycostoma Cox 1931
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Subg. †Sycostoma (Sycostoma) Cox 1931
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†Sycostoma bulbiforme Lamarck 1803
†Sycostoma kenawii Abbass 1967
†Sycostoma pyrinota Stilwell et al. 2004
Invalid names: Sycum Bayle 1880 [replaced]
G. †Torquifer Roth 1981
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†Torquifer colombiana Weisbord 1929
†Torquifer pittorum Roth 1981
G. †Tropochasca Olsson 1967
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†Tropochasca petiti Olsson 1967
G. Volema Röding 1798
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Subg. Volema (Hemifusus) Swainson 1840
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†Hemifusus arnoldi Winkle 1918
Hemifusus dalli Clark 1915
†Hemifusus lewisiana Weaver 1912
†Hemifusus lincolnensis Winkle 1918
†Hemifusus montensis Cox 1930
†Hemifusus sopenahensis Weaver 1912
†Hemifusus tejonensis Weaver 1912
†Hemifusus waringi Dickerson 1914
Invalid names: Echinofulgurinae Petuch 1994 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Predatory carnivores according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-09-10 08:20:52
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:20:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aptian to the top of the Holocene or 125.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma

Collections (1013 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Mayeria magna (1746)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Palaeatractus figari (114872)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Palaeatractus figari (114911)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Palaeatractus crassus (44201 222108) Siphonalia dubius (80931 80933 80934)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Egypt Palaeatractus figarii (140622)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (California) Siphonalia dubius (215287 220390 221081 221084)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6South Africa (Eastern Cape) Pyrifusus pseudorigida, Pyrifusus rigida (47109)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Washington) Pentzia hilgardi (86868)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (California) Pentzia hilgardi (69310)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Russian Federation Serrifusus tuberculatus, Serrifusus nagaoi (47045)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Pyrifusus sinuocostatus (6135)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Deussenia sierrana (185153 215262 215263) Fulgur hilgardi (185171 185172) Pentzia hilgardi (3890 210584)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Pyrifusus sp. (7513)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Lomirosa carinata, Pyrifusus sinuocostatus (6660) Pyrifusus subdensatus (32140 32141)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Lomirosa eretacea (7481)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Fulgur hilgardi (1523 1526 1545 1548 72057 86794 214144 219077 220906)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Serrifusus tennesseensis, Busycon cretaceum, Pyrifusus subdensatus, Pyrifusus subliratus (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Japan Nipponitys inouei (4897)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Pyrifusus sp. (6146)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Fulgur hilgardi (144764 219079 220908) Pentzia sp. (176363)