Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Alternative combinations: Melongena (Rexmela) corona, Murex corona
Synonyms: Melongena (Rexmela) subcoronata Heilprin 1887, Melongena subcoronata Heilprin 1887
Belongs to Melongena according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also DuBar 1958, Olsson and Harbison 1953 and Petuch and Roberts 2007
Sister taxa: Melongena (Myristica), Melongena (Rexmela), Melongena acanthina, Melongena bispinosa, Melongena californica, Melongena candelariana, Melongena charanalensis, Melongena consors, Melongena crassicornuta, Melongena galeodes, Melongena gigas, Melongena incornuta, Melongena lainei, Melongena laxecarinatus, Melongena melongena, Melongena orthacantha, Melongena patula, Melongena praemelongena, Melongena propatulus, Melongena pseudobucephala, Melongena venezuelana, Melongena woodwardi, Galeodes cornutus
Subtaxa: Melongena corona winnerae
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (13: Florida, Georgia, Louisiana collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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