''Melonites'' is genus of
echinoid from
Palaechinidae family
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. Species belonging to this genus lived in late
Mississippian (
Meramecian
The Meramecian or Maramec stage is a sequence of Mississippian rocks in the Mississippi River Valley. It is named for the Meramec River in Missouri.
Members
Included are the St. Louis Limestone, Ste. Genevieve Limestone, Salem Limestone, and t ...
). Same generic name was used for genus of a
goniatite, which has been later renamed as ''
Nelomites''.
References
Devonian echinoderms of North America
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