Family MELONGENIDAE Gill, 1871
- Melongenidae Gill, T. 1871. Arrangement of the families of mollusks. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 227: xvi + 49 pp. [5].
Type genus:
Melongena Schumacher, 1817. - Cassidulidae Gray, J.E. 1854. On the division of Ctenobranchous Gasteropodous Mollusca into larger groups and families. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (21): 32–44 [35] [subjective synonym].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kantor, Y.I., Fedosov, A.E., Kosyan, A.R., Puillandre, N., Sorokin, P.A., Kano, Y, Clark, R. & Bouchet, P. 2022. Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the Buccinoidea (Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 194: 789-857 [834]
General References
Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia 47: 1–397 [255]
Harasewych, M.G. 1998. Family Melongenidae. pp. 831-832 in Beesley, P.L., Ross, G.J.B. & Wells, A. (eds). Mollusca: The Southern Synthesis. Fauna of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 5(Part B) pp. vi–viii, 565–1234. [832]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2022 | BUCCINOIDEA | 07-Sep-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jun-2021 | BUCCINOIDEA | 23-May-2018 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 19-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED |