Melongena
| Melongena Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| A live individual of Melongena corona righting itself by using its operculum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Melongenidae |
| Genus: | Melongena Schumacher, 1817 |
| Type species | |
| Melongena fasciata Schumacher, 1817 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Galeodes Röding, 1798 (non Olivi, 1791) | |
Melongena is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.