Melongena

Melongena is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.

==Species== Species within the genus Melongena include: † Melongena basilica (Bellardi, 1873) Melongena bispinosa (Philippi, 1844) † Melongena californica Anderson & Martin, 1914 Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) - crown conch - synonym: Melongena subcoronata † Melongena lainei (Basterot, 1825) Melongena melongena (Linnaeus, 1758) - type species † Melongena murifactor Vermeij & Raven, 2009 Melongena patula (Linnaeus, 1758) † Melongena pontonxensis Lozouet, 2021 † Melongena woodwardi (Roxo, 1924) - from Miocene of the Pebas Formation Synonyms: Melongena belknapi Petit de la Saussaye, 1852: synonym of Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) Melongena bicolor (Say, 1826): synonym of Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) Melongena fasciata Schumacher, 1817: synonym of Melongena melongena (Linnaeus, 1758) Melongena paradisiaca (Röding, 1798): synonym of Volema paradisiaca Röding, 1798 : synonym of Volema pyrum (Gmelin, 1791) (previous combination) Melongena perspinosa Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1934 accepted as Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) Melongena pirum Dautzenberg, 1929: synonym of Volema pyrum (Gmelin, 1791) Melongena sprucecreekensis Tucker, 1994: synonym of Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) † Melongena vigneauxi Magne & Vergneau-Saubade, 1970: synonym of † Melongena basilica (Bellardi, 1873)