Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Melanopsidae
Alternative combination: Murex praerosa
Belongs to Melanopsis according to Férussac 1807
Sister taxa: Melanopsis (Canthidomus), Melanopsis (Lyrcaea), Melanopsis ancillaroides, Melanopsis angulata, Melanopsis bouei, Melanopsis callosa, Melanopsis clavigera, Melanopsis corici, Melanopsis cuisiensis, Melanopsis cvijici, Melanopsis dufourii, Melanopsis fuchsi, Melanopsis fusulatina, Melanopsis geniculata, Melanopsis impressa, Melanopsis lanzaeana, Melanopsis lucanensis, Melanopsis lyrata, Melanopsis medinae, Melanopsis mojsisovicsi, Melanopsis narzolina, Melanopsis sodalis
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Melanopsis praerosa in the database
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