†Metamelon Marwick 1926 (volute)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Parent taxon: Zidoninae according to T. A. Darragh 1989
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Adelomelon, Alcithoe, Ericusa, Guivillea, Harpovoluta, Iredalina, Livonia, Mauira, Mauithoe, Melo, Miomelon, Pachycymbiola, Pachymelon, Palaeomelon, Palomelon, Sigaluta, Spinomelon, Teremelon, Zidona, Zygomelon
Subtaxa: Metamelon inermis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (4 collections)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 5 collections including 9 occurrences
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