In the Archerd Shell Collection, the shells at right are  identified  as "Melapium lineatum (Lamarck, 1822). The specimens were collected at Port Alfred, South Africa in the early 1960s. The shells are smooth on the outside, without   ridging, and have a quite flattened spire. The larger is 2.0 cm.

The Family taxon has been classified previously in vsrious suggested families; e.g., Olividae, Turbinellidae (subfamily Tudiclinae), and Melapiidae.

Class: Gastropoda

Clade: Sorbeconcha

Superfamily: Muricoidea

Family: Strepsiduridae

• Genus: Melapium
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