What is "melonites"

Melonites is genus of ammonoid cephalopod belonging to the Cheiloceratidae family. Species belonging to this genus lived in late Devonian ( Famennian). Same generic name has also been used for genus of echinoid named Melonites Norwood & Owen, 1846.

Melonites is genus of echinoid from Palaechinidae family. Species belonging to this genus lived in late Mississippian ( Meramecian). Same generic name is used for genus of an goniatite - Melonites.